Auriculotemporal nerve

Auriculotemporal nerve
Sympathetic connections of the otic and superior cervical ganglia. (Auriculotemporal labeled at top right.)
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Details
FromMandibular nerve
InnervatesTemple
Identifiers
Latinnervus auriculotemporalis
TA98A14.2.01.074
TA26261
FMA53000
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The auriculotemporal nerve is a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3) that runs with the superficial temporal artery and vein, and provides sensory innervation to parts of the external ear, scalp, and temporomandibular joint. The nerve also conveys post-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland.[1]

  1. ^ Fehrenbach, Margaret J.; Herring, Susan W. (2017). Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-323-39634-9.