Which of the following muscles is not supplied by mandibular nerve?
High-Yield Explanation
Mandibular nerve supplies muscles of mastication, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, tensor tympani and tensor veli palati. Nerve to the medial pterygoid is a small branch of mandibular nerve that supplies the medial pterygoid muscle. It gives off two branches which pass without interruption through the otic ganglion to supply tensor tympani and tensor veli palati.Ref: Practical Dentistry By Balwant Rai, Pages 107-111