Which of the following muscles does NOT receive innervation from the mandibular nerve?

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10 Jul 2019
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The mandibular nerve supplies motor innervation to muscles of mastication including the masseter, medial pterygoid, and the anterior belly of the digastric. However, the buccinator muscle is innervated by the facial nerve, not the mandibular nerve.

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