Principal sensory nucleus
- Principal sensory nucleus
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Latin = nucleus principalis 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 = 552
MeshName = Trigeminal+nuclei
MeshNumber = A08.186.211.132.931
DorlandsPre = n_11
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The principal sensory nucleus (or chief sensory nucleus) receives information about discriminative sensation and light touch of the face as well as conscious proprioception of the jaw.
External links
* [http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/brstem.html Brain stem nuclei (page at Washington University)]
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