Sympathetic connections of the otic and superior cervical ganglia. (Auriculotemporal labeled at top right.)
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| colspan="2" |Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
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|colspan="2"|n. auriculotemporalis
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|colspan="2"|mandibular nerve
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The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the lingual nerve (a branch of the mandibular nerve; V3) and supplies motor fibres to the temporomandibular joint.
The auriculotemporal nerve passes medially to the neck of the mandible and then turns superiorly, posterior to its head and anterior to the auricle. It then crosses over the root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, deep to the superficial temporal artery.
