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MeSH Heading: Mandibular Nerve
Tree Number(s): A08.800.800.120.760.500
Unique ID: D008340
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008340
Annotation: disease: coordinate with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm
Scope Note: A branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The mandibular nerve carries motor fibers to the muscles of mastication and sensory fibers to the teeth and gingivae, the face in the region of the mandible, and parts of the dura.
Entry Term(s): Alveolar Nerve, Inferior; Auriculotemporal Nerve; Buccal Nerve; Deep Temporal Nerve; Lateral Pterygoid Nerve; Masseteric Nerve; Mental Nerve; Mylohyoid Nerve
NLM Classification #: WL 330
Entry Combination: injuries:Mandibular Nerve Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/21

Entry Combination: injuries:Mandibular Nerve Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mandibular Nerve MeSH Descriptor Data 2024