Anatomy

Maxillary Nerve

The intermediate sensory division of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The maxillary nerve carries general afferents from the intermediate region of the face including the lower eyelid, nose and upper lip, the maxillary teeth, and parts of the dura.

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The intermediate sensory division of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The maxillary nerve carries general afferents from the intermediate region of the face including the lower eyelid, nose and upper lip, the maxillary teeth, and parts of the dura.

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  • Maxillary Nerves
  • Nerve, Maxillary
  • Nerves, Maxillary
  • Alveolar Nerve, Superior
  • Alveolar Nerves, Superior
  • Nerve, Superior Alveolar
  • Nerves, Superior Alveolar
  • Superior Alveolar Nerve
  • Superior Alveolar Nerves

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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a branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve; dis: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Maxillary Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008442
  2. Maxillary Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillary_nerve
  3. Maxillary Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1897537