Trigeminal Nerve Definition

trī-jĕmə-nəl
noun
Either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, being the chief sensory nerve of the face and the motor nerve of the muscles of chewing and having sensory and motor functions in the teeth, mouth, and nasal cavity.
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Noun

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trigeminal nerve
Plural:
trigeminal-nerves

Trigeminal Nerve Sentence Examples

  • The trigeminal nerve is exposed by performing a craniotomy (small hole in the skull behind the ear ).

  • The most frequently involved cranial nerve dermatome is the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve.

  • Within the brain stem, the signals traveling through the trigeminal nerve reach specialized clusters of neurones called the trigeminal nerve nucleus.

  • From there, the trigeminal nerve root continues back toward the side of the brain stem, and inserts into the pons.

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