Which nerve does the foramen ovale transmit?

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Which nerve does the foramen ovale transmit?

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The foramen ovale is the passage for the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. This branch carries both sensory information from the lower face and motor fibers to the muscles of mastication (and a few related muscles such as tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini). That dual role is why this foramen is associated with V3. In contrast, the ophthalmic division passes through the superior orbital fissure, and the maxillary division passes through the foramen rotundum, while the facial nerve travels through the internal acoustic meatus and exits at the stylomastoid foramen.

The foramen ovale is the passage for the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. This branch carries both sensory information from the lower face and motor fibers to the muscles of mastication (and a few related muscles such as tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini). That dual role is why this foramen is associated with V3. In contrast, the ophthalmic division passes through the superior orbital fissure, and the maxillary division passes through the foramen rotundum, while the facial nerve travels through the internal acoustic meatus and exits at the stylomastoid foramen.

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