Nerve to tensor veli palatini

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
Latin	nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini
From	medial pterygoid nerve
Innervates	tensor veli palatini
Identifiers
Gray's	p.894
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566244
TA	A14.2.01.068
FMA	53075
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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 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

middle meningeal

in pterygopalatine fossa

zygomatic
- zygomaticotemporal
- zygomaticofacial
pterygopalatine
- pterygopalatine ganglion see below for details
posterior superior alveolar

in infraorbital canal

infraorbital nerve:	superior alveolar anterior middle posterior internal nasal branches

mandibular (V3)

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

Index of the peripheral nervous system

Description	Anatomy Nerves cranial trigeminal cervical brachial lumbosacral plexus somatosensory spinal autonomic Physiology reflexes proteins neurotransmitters transporters Development neurotrophins

Disease	Autonomic Congenital Injury Neoplasms and cancer Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Local anesthetics