<prompt> The tensor tympani muscle is inseed to the handle of malleus. The nerve supply to tensor tympani is:Vagus nerveGlossopharyngeal nerveTrigeminal nerveFacial nerve  <response>: The motor pure branches of mandibular division of trigeminal nerve:Masseteric nerve masseter muscleDeep temporal nerves temporalis musclePterygoid nerves pterygoid musclesNerve of the tensor tympani muscleNerve to the tensor veli palatini muscleRef: Keith L Moore, 7th Edition, Page 207. 