Nerve to tensor veli palatini
Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line.
The otic ganglion and its branches. (Tensor veli palatini visible at center left.)
Details
From	medial pterygoid nerve
Innervates	tensor veli palatini
Identifiers
Latin	nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini
TA98	A14.2.01.068
TA2	6251
FMA	53075
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a small nerve which is unique in that it is the only branch of the mandibular nerve providing motor innervation to the palate.

The trigeminal nerve

ophthalmic (V1)

frontal	supratrochlear supraorbital
nasociliary	long ciliary infratrochlear posterior ethmoidal anterior ethmoidal external nasal sensory root of ciliary ganglion ciliary ganglion
lacrimal

in middle cranial fossa	middle meningeal
in pterygopalatine fossa	zygomatic zygomaticotemporal zygomaticofacial infraorbital posterior superior alveolar middle superior alveolar anterior superior alveolar

mandibular (V3)

in middle cranial fossa	meningeal
anterior division	to muscles of mastication medial pterygoid/to tensor veli palatini lateral pterygoid masseteric deep temporal buccal
posterior division	auriculotemporal otic ganglion lingual submandibular ganglion inferior alveolar mylohyoid mental

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