IV.D.2 Face: Facial Innervation

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	Step 3: Rotate and add the medial pterygoid muscle.
	Step 4: Add the lateral pterygoid muscle.
	Step 5: Rotate and add the temporalis muscle.
	Step 6: Using the Rotate tool, rotate this image to understand the relationship of the temporealis muscle to the zygomatic arch.
	Step 7: Add the masseter muscle.

	What nerve controls these muscles?
The mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve V3.
	What is the significance of this nerve?
It contains the only motor branch of the trigeminal nerve.
	What other muscles does this motor nerve supply?
Mylohyoid Anterior digastric Tensor tympani Tensor veli palatini