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motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve

Term ID
UBERON:0002633
Synonyms
  • motor nucleus
  • motor nucleus of cranial nerve v
  • motor nucleus of the trigeminal
  • motor nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
  • motor nucleus of trigeminal
  • motor nucleus V
  • motor trigeminal nucleus
  • nucleus motorius nervi trigeminalis
  • nucleus motorius nervi trigemini
  • nucleus motorius trigeminalis
  • nV
  • trigeminal motor nuclei
  • trigeminal motor nucleus
  • trigeminal V motor nucleus
Definition
Nucleus located in the pontine tegmentum containing cells that give rise to motor innervation of the jaw through the trigeminal nerve. It receives both crossed and uncrossed fibers from the cerebral cortex (Heimer, L. The Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 2nd ed., 1996, pg 248).
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