Preferred Label : mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve;
Uberon definition : Elongated nucleus located in the midbrain tegmentum that receives proprioceptive input
from both teh extraocular and the masticatory muscles. Contrary to the general rule,
the cell bodies that give rise to these sensory fibers are located within the mesencephalic
nucleus rather than in a peripheral ganglion. Some of the sensory fibers in the mesencephalic
root give off collaterals to the trigeminal motor nucleus, thereby providing the anatomic
basis for the monosynaptic jaw reflex. (Heimer, L. The Human Brain and Spinal Cord,
2nd ed. 1996, page 248).;
Uberon synonym : trigeminal nerve mesencepahlic nucleus; mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus; trigeminal V mesencephalic nucleus; nucleus of mesencephalic root of v; mesencephalic trigeminal V nucleus; trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus;
Uberon related term : mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal; mesencephalic nuclei of trigeminal nerves; midbrain trigeminal nucleus; mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve;
Uberon broad term : Me5; mesencephalic nucleus;
Uberon Development note : develops from NC in some species[https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/The-neural-crest]
Not of NC origin[DOI:10.1002/dvdy.1197].;
Origin ID : 0001718;
UMLS CUI : C0228702;
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Elongated nucleus located in the midbrain tegmentum that receives proprioceptive input
from both teh extraocular and the masticatory muscles. Contrary to the general rule,
the cell bodies that give rise to these sensory fibers are located within the mesencephalic
nucleus rather than in a peripheral ganglion. Some of the sensory fibers in the mesencephalic
root give off collaterals to the trigeminal motor nucleus, thereby providing the anatomic
basis for the monosynaptic jaw reflex. (Heimer, L. The Human Brain and Spinal Cord,
2nd ed. 1996, page 248).
