Which nerve provides motor innervation to the mylohyoid muscle?
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Nerve to mylohyoid (branch of the inferior alveolar nerve)
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Hypoglossal nerve
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Lingual nerve
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Cervical branch of the facial nerve
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The nerve to mylohyoid branches from the inferior alveolar nerve (V3) before it enters the mandibular foramen and supplies the mylohyoid and the anterior belly of the digastric. The hypoglossal nerve runs on the mylohyoid but supplies the tongue muscles, not the mylohyoid.
Source: Fehrenbach and Herring, Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck — oneguy
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