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maxillary nerve[′mak·sə‚ler·ē ′nərv] (neuroscience) A somatic sensory branch of the trigeminal nerve; innervates the meninges, the skin of the upper portion of the face, upper teeth, and mucosa of the nose, palate, and cheeks. maxillary nerve
maxillary nerve Abbreviation: CN V2 The middle trunk of the trigeminal cranial nerve. The maxillary nerve is purely sensory; its major branches are the pterygopalatine, posterior superior alveolar, zygomatic, and infraorbital nerves, which innervate the palate, nasal cavity, upper teeth, and the skin of the lower eyelids, checks, nose, and upper lip. COURSE: The maxillary nerve leaves the skull, and enters the pterygopalatine fossa, via the foramen rotundum. See also: nerve |