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Origin of Sensory division of Trigeminal N.

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Trigeminal ganglion –>
Spinal Trigeminal nucleus/tract
Chief (main/principle) sensory nucleus
Mesencephalic nucleus/tract

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Origin of Motor division of Trigeminal N.

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Motor nucleus of trigeminal n

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Trigeminal n Sensory division function

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GENERAL SOMATIC SINSIBILITY (vibration, touch, conscious and unconscious proprioception, pain and temperature)

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Trigeminal n Motor division function

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innervation of muscles of mastication (temporal is, masseter, medial/lateraly pterygoids, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatine, anterior digastric belly, mylohyoid)

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Function of general somatic afferent (GSA) components of Trigeminal n.

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General sensations of the face, nasal and oral cavities, dura mater and proprioception

6
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GSA Nuclei (3)

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Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus, Chief (main/principle) sensory nucleus, Mesencephalic nucleus
Which all form a continuous column of cells

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Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus

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Lateral tegmentum of medulla and caudal pons; considered to be a rostral continuation of the SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA

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Spinal Trigeminal Tract continuation of ______

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Considered to be a rostral continuation of Lissauer’s Tract

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Spinal Trigeminal Tract is analogous to _______

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ANTEROLATERAL SYSTEM: pain, temperature, crude touch

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Chief (Main/Principle) Sensory Nucleus

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Located in the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum (midpons)

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Chief Nucleus Function

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Fine touch, 2-pt discrimination, vibration, conscious proprioception of head

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Chief Nucleus is analogous to ________

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DC-ML

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Mesencephalic Nucleus location

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Rostral pons and caudal midbrain

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Mesencephalic Nucleus Function

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UNCONSCIOUS PROPRIOCEPTION - acts as primary sensory ganglia (DRG)

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Mesencephalic Nucleus is analogous to _____

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Spinocerebellar System

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Peripheral Sensory division is split into 3 divisions:

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V1: opthalmic V2: maxillary V3: mandibular (NO overlap)

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Trigeminal ganglion of the sensory root contains

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Cell bodies of peripheral processes; in trigeminal cave (Meckel’s) in middle cranial fossa; acts like DRG

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Trigeminal ganglion of motor root contains

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Cell bodies for fibers in V3: mandibular division

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Primary afferent axons will enter either

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Chief sensory nucleus at same level (midpons) or descend to spinal trigeminal nucleus

20
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Chief Nucleus receives which primary afferent axons

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Large afferent inputs for fine touch, vibratory and conscious proprioception

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Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus receives which primary afferent axons

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Small afferent inputs for pain, temperature, and crude touch

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Afferents path to synapse on Spinal trigeminal nucleus

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descend lateral to spinal trigeminal nucleus as SPINAL TRACT OF TRIGEMINAL N (Sp V Tr)

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Mesencephalic nucleus receives

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afferents that travel from the periphery via mesencephalic tract for unconscious proprioception information from muscle spindles in the muscles of mastication

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Motor Component fibers paths

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Motor Trigeminal nucleus (pons)–> middle cerebellar peduncle –> V3

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Motor trigeminal nucleus receives

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bilateral cortical input

26
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Ventral Trigeminothalamic Tract (VTTT) have fibers from which two nuclei

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Spinal trigeminal and Chief sensory

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VTTT fibers from Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus

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Exit nucleus –> decussate –> ascend as VTTT (near ALS) –> VPM of thalamus –> lateral primary somatosensory cortex (3,1,2)

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VTTT fibers from Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus carry

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sensory information for slow, dull pain, and reflexes

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Reflexes from VTTT spinal Trigeminal Nucleus synapse on

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Reticular Formation

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VTTT fibers from Chief Sensory Nucleus

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Exit nucleus –> decussate –> ascend as VTTT (near ML) –> VPM of thalamus –> lateral primary somatosensory cortex (3,1,2)

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VTTT fibers from Chief Sensory Nucleus carry

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sensory information for 2-point discrimination, fien touch, vibration, conscious proprioception

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Dorsal Trigeminothalamic Tract (DTTT)

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small, IPSILATERAL, from chief nucleus to ipsilateral VPM

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Processes leaving the Spinal trigeminal nucleus

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  1. VTTT –> VPM of thalamus
  2. Reticular formation –> Intralaminar thalamic nuclei
  3. PAG and SC –> reflexive movement of head and control of pain