Nervous system & sense organs
Motor root of trigeminal nerve
Radix motoria nervi trigemini
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Trigeminal nerve (V)
DescriptionUnreviewed
The trigeminal motor nucleus contains motor neurons that innervate muscles of the first branchial arch, namely the muscles of mastication, the tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini, mylohyoid, and anterior belly of the digastric.
This nucleus is located in the mid-pons (i.e. in the center of the pons going inferior to superior).
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Names
- Latin
- Radix motoria nervi trigemini
- English
- Motor root of trigeminal nerve
- French
- Racine motrice du nerf trijumeau
- Spanish
- Raíz motora del nervio trigémino
- Portuguese
- Raiz motora do nervo trigêmeo