| Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve | |
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The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trigeminal nerve nuclei are at "V".)
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus principalis nervi trigemini |
| NeuroNames | 560 |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.406 |
| TA2 | 5932 |
| FMA | 54533 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve (orchief sensory nucleus of V, main trigeminal sensory nucleus) is a group of second-order neurons which have cell bodies in the caudal pons.
It receives information about discriminative sensation and light touch of the face as well as conscious proprioception of the jaw via first order neurons of CN V.
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Anatomy of the pons
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| Dorsal/ (tegmentum) |
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| Ventral/ (base) |
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| Other grey: Raphe/ reticular |
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The cranial nerves
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| Terminal (CN 0) |
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| Olfactory (CN I) |
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| Optic (CN II) |
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| Oculomotor (CN III) |
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| Trochlear (CN IV) |
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| Trigeminal (CN V) |
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| Abducens (CN VI) |
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| Facial (CN VII) |
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| Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII) |
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| Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) |
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| Vagus (CN X) |
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| Accessory (CN XI) |
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| Hypoglossal (CN XII) |
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