See Also: mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve(medicine)
mesencephalic tract of trigeminal nerve(medicine)
motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve(medicine)
principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve(medicine)
trigeminal caudal nucleus(medicine)
spinal trigeminal nucleus(medicine)
trigeminal nucleus, spinal(medicine)
trigeminal nerve(medicine)
roots of trigeminal nerve(medicine)
motor root of trigeminal nerve(medicine)

mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve (medicine)


mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A long, narrow plate of unipolar neurons extending throughout the length of the midbrain, in and along the lateral angle of the central gray substance. The nucleus is the single known instance of primary sensory neurons enclosed in the central nervous system instead of in a peripheral sensory ganglion. Its peripheral axonal processes pass with the trigeminal nerve, give collaterals to the trigeminal motor nucleus, and terminate in the muscles of mastication.

Synonym: nucleus tractus mesencephali nervi trigemini.