nerve to the tensor veli palatini

Origin

• motor root of trigeminal ganglion via mandibular nerve

Innervation

• tensor veli palatini

Course

• fiber passes trigeminal ganglion through the otic ganglion without synapse

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• mandibular nerve (CN V-3)
• trigeminal (semilunar) ganglion; gasserian ganglion