loading...| Preferred Name |
lingual nerve |
| Synonyms |
trigeminal nerve lingual branch lingual branch of trigeminal nerve trigeminal V nerve lingual branch |
| Definitions |
The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve, which supplies sensory innervation to the tongue. It also carries fibers from the facial nerve, which return taste information from the anterior two thirds of the tongue. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003721 |
| branching part of | |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0001102 SCTID:280260006 FMA:53218 Wikipedia:Lingual_nerve MESH:D008036 EMAPA:19168 BAMS:5lg GAID:835 |
| definition |
The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve, which supplies sensory innervation to the tongue. It also carries fibers from the facial nerve, which return taste information from the anterior two thirds of the tongue. |
| has_exact_synonym |
trigeminal nerve lingual branch lingual branch of trigeminal nerve trigeminal V nerve lingual branch |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0003721 |
| innervates | |
| label |
lingual nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0003721 |
| prefLabel |
lingual nerve |
| subClassOf |