Branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve.
It lies inferior to the lateral pterygoid and medial and anterior to the inferior alveolar nerve.
It supplies sensory innervations to the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the gingiva on the lingual side of the mandibular teeth.
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