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Trigeminal nerve

In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves. Its name (trigeminal, from Latin tri- 'three' and -geminus 'twin')…

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FMA
50866
Innervates
Motor: Muscles of mastication, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini, mylohyoid, anterior belly of the digastric Sensory: Face, mouth, temporomandibular joint
Latin
nervus trigeminus
MeSH
D014276
NeuroNames
549
TA2
6192

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Trigeminal nerve

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Trigeminal nerveFMA508661.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveInnervatesMotor: Muscles of mastication, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini, mylohyoid, anterior belly of the digastric Sensory: Face, mouth, temporomandibular joint1.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveLatinnervus trigeminus1.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveMeSHD0142761.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveNeuroNames5491.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveTA261921.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveTA98A14.2.01.0121.00infobox
Trigeminal nerveToOphthalmic nerve Maxillary nerve Mandibular nerve1.00infobox
bitinginstance ofis a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions0.80text
chewinginstance ofis a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions0.80text
bitinginstance ofThis information is projected bilaterally to the thalamus and available for conscious perception.Activities0.80text
chewinginstance ofThis information is projected bilaterally to the thalamus and available for conscious perception.Activities0.80text

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