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| Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve | |
|---|---|
 The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trigeminal nerve nuclei are at "V".) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus principalis nervi trigemini |
| NeuroNames | 560 |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.406 |
| TA2 | 5932 |
| FMA | 54533 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Theprincipal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve (orchief sensory nucleus of V,main trigeminal sensory nucleus) is a group ofsecond-order neurons which have cell bodies in the caudalpons.
It receives information about discriminative sensation and light touch of the face as well as consciousproprioception of thejaw via first order neurons ofCN V.
