Masseteric nerve

Masseteric nerve
Mandibular division of the trifacial nerve. (Masseteric visible near center.)
Details
From	mandibular nerve
Innervates	Masseter muscle, temporomandibular joint
Identifiers
Latin	nervus massetericus
TA	A14.2.01.070
FMA	53103
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The masseteric nerve passes laterally, above the Pterygoideus externus, in front of the temporomandibular articulation, and behind the tendon of the Temporalis; it crosses the mandibular notch with the masseteric artery, to the deep surface of the Masseter, in which it ramifies nearly as far as its anterior border.

It is a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3).

It gives a filament to the temporomandibular joint.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

frontal	supratrochlear supraorbital lateral branch medial branch

nasociliary	long ciliary infratrochlear posterior ethmoidal anterior ethmoidal external nasal internal nasal sensory root of ciliary ganglion ciliary ganglion

other	lacrimal

infraorbital nerve:	superior alveolar anterior middle posterior internal nasal branches

in meninges	meningeal

anterior	to muscles of mastication medial pterygoid/to tensor veli palatini lateral pterygoid masseteric deep temporal buccal

posterior	auriculotemporal otic ganglion lingual submandibular ganglion inferior alveolar mylohyoid mental

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