Inferior alveolar nerve

Institute of Human Anatomy on Instagram: "Geoffrey's hiding a secret in his jawbone! 🦴 Inside your mandible (jawbone) runs a hollow tunnel called the mandibular canal. Threading through this canal is the inferior alveolar nerve - the reason you can feel your lower teeth, lower lip, and chin. This nerve exits through a small opening called the mental foramen (mental = chin), where it becomes the mental nerve. And here's the practical part: this is exactly where your dentist numbs you before dent

1.1K views · 5 comments | The patient in this video is suffering from which of the following complications? A. Trismus (spasm) of jaw muscles B. Mechanical injury of the inferior alveolar nerve C. Inadvertent facial nerve block D. Vascular damage in the infratemporal fossa E. Blockade of the pterygopalatine ganglion #DENT1113 #dentisry #dentalhygiene #neurology #head_neck Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUETbeMY1IE | Human Anatomy Education | Facebook