The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a small nerve which is unique in that it is the only branch of the
mandibular nerve
In neuroanatomy, the mandibular nerve (V) is the largest of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve (CN V). Unlike the other divisions of the trigeminal nerve (ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve) which contain only aff ...
providing motor innervation to the palate.
Mandibular nerve
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