The trigeminal nerve (n. Trigiinus), being a mixed nerve, innervates the skin of the face, the mucous membrane of the nose and its sinuses, the oral cavity, the front 1/3 of the tongue, teeth, conjunctiva eyes, masticatory muscles, muscles of the oral cavity floor (mandibular, sublingual, chin sublingual, anterior abdomen of the dorsal muscle), a muscle that strains the eardrum, and a muscle that strains the palatal curtain.