| Spinal trigeminal nucleus | |
|---|---|
 The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trigeminal nerve nuclei are at "V".) | |
 Horizontal section through the lower part of the pons showing the spinal trigeminal nucleus (#11). | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus spinalis nervi trigemini |
| MeSH | D014279 |
| NeuroNames | 1732 |
| TA98 | A14.1.04.211 A14.1.05.404 |
| TA2 | 6001 |
| FMA | 54565 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The spinal trigeminal nucleus is a nucleus in the medulla that receives information about deep/crude touch, pain, and temperature from the ipsilateral face. In addition to the trigeminal nerve (CN V), the facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), and vagus nerves (CN X) also convey pain information from their areas to the spinal trigeminal nucleus.[1] Thus the spinal trigeminal nucleus receives afferents from cranial nerves V, VII, IX, and X.
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