Trigeminal motor nucleus | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nucleus motorius nervi trigemini |
MeSH | D066266 |
NeuroNames | 559 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1222 |
TA98 | A14.1.05.410 |
TA2 | 5940 |
FMA | 54562 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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.[1] It is situated in the upper pons, inferior to the lateral part of the floor of the fourth ventricle.[2]