Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
38390003
Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve
Definition
Nucleus located in the pontine tegmentum containing cells that give rise to motor innervation of the jaw through the trigeminal nerve. It receives both crossed and uncrossed fibers from the cerebral cortex (Heimer, L. The Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 2nd ed., 1996, pg 248).
Also known as motor nucleus of cranial nerve v, motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve, motor nucleus V, motor trigeminal nucleus, nucleus motorius nervi trigemini, nV, trigeminal motor nuclei, trigeminal motor nucleus, trigeminal V motor nucleus — per UBERON
The Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve is a part of the Nervous.