Trigeminal motor nucleus
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Latin = nucleus motorius nervi trigemini |
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Caption = The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trigeminal nerve nuclei are at "V".) |
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BrainInfoNumber = 551 |
MeshName = Trigeminal+nuclei |
MeshNumber = A08.186.211.132.931 |
DorlandsPre = n_11 |
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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 muscle|mylohyoid]], and anterior belly of the [[digastric]].
==External links==
* [http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/brstem.html Washington University]
{{Rhombencephalon}}
{{Cranial nerves}}
[[Category:Cranial nerves]]
[[zh:三叉神经运动核]]