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pterygoid nerve — n either of two branches of the mandibular nerve: a) one that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle called also lateral pterygoid nerve b) one that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini… … Medical dictionary
lateral pterygoid nerve — n PTERYGOID NERVE (a) … Medical dictionary
Lateral pterygoid nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = n. pterygoideus externus n. pterygoideus lateralis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 895 Caption = Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. Caption2 = Innervates =… … Wikipedia
Medial pterygoid nerve — Nerve: Medial pterygoid nerve Mandibular division of the trigeminus nerve. (Internal pterygoid nerve visible but not labeled.) … Wikipedia
Nerve to tensor veli palatini — Nerve: Nerve to tensor veli palatini Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line … Wikipedia
Lateral pterygoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus GraySubject = 109 GrayPage = 386 | Caption = The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Labeled as… … Wikipedia
Nerve of pterygoid canal — Nerve: Nerve of pterygoid canal Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Vidian nerve labeled at upper right.) Latin n. canalis pterygoidei Gray s … Wikipedia
Pterygoid — (from the Greek for winglike ) can refer to: * Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone ** The Lateral pterygoid plate by it * a muscle such as Lateral pterygoid muscle or Medial pterygoid muscle * a branch of the Mandibular nerve … Wikipedia
Lateral process of the zygomatic bone — Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface. Left zygomatic bone in s … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
