Lateral pterygoid nerve

Lateral pterygoid nerve
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Details
From	Mandibular nerve
Innervates	Pterygoideus externus
Identifiers
Latin	Nervus pterygoideus externus nervus pterygoideus lateralis
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566545
TA	A14.2.01.072
FMA	53107
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

External Pterygoid Nerve (or lateral pterygoid nerve): The nerve to the Pterygoideus externus frequently arises in conjunction with the buccinator nerve, but it may be given off separately from the anterior division of the mandibular nerve.

It enters the deep surface of the muscle.

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