buccal nerve
The buccal nerve (also called the long buccal nerve) is a nerve in the face. It is a branch of the mandibular nerve (which is itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve) and transmits sensory information from skin over the buccal membrane (in general, the cheek) and from the second and third molar teeth. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccal_nerve ]
Synonyms: buccinator nerve, long buccal nerve
Term info
- BAMS:bucn
- Wikipedia:Buccal_nerve
- FMA:53066
- SCTID:280253000
long buccal nerve, buccinator branch
uberon
UBERON:0013646
Buccal nerve
Term relations
- nerve of head region
- overlaps some cheek
- part of some mandibular nerve
- branching part of some mandibular nerve