FIG 7. Drawing illustrates the relationship between V₃ (V), the auriculotemporal nerve, the facial nerve (•), and the maxillary artery (thick solid arrow) and its branches to the adjacent musculature and bony structures. Thin solid arrows indicate the roots of the auriculotemporal nerve; open arrow, superficial temporal artery; arrowheads, anterior and posterior communicating rami of the auriculotemporal nerve; B, buccinator muscle; m, mandible; S, sternocleidomastoid muscle; T, temporalis muscle; z, partially removed zygomatic arch; and +, trunk of the auriculotemporal nerve.