After a serious car accident, a fracture of the ramus of the mandible has damaged nerves within the mandibular canal. The tissue MOST likely to be affected by this nerve damage would be the

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The mandibular teeth receive sensory innervation from nerves within the mandibular canal, so they are most likely to be affected by nerve damage within that canal. The tongue is innervated by the lingual nerve, which runs separately from the mandibular canal. The lingual alveolar mucosa is innervated by both the lingual nerve and the inferior alveolar nerve, but the latter is the nerve most likely affected by mandibular canal damage. The posterior buccal mucosa is innervated by the buccal nerve, which also runs separately from the mandibular canal.

After a Serious Car Accident, a Fracture of the Ramus