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| nervusnoun | any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body |
| trigeminal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Each of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth. |
| fifth cranial nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) trigeminal nerve |
| fifth nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of trigeminal nerve. |
| trifacialnoun | (neuroanatomy) trigeminal nerve |
| trigeminal ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) A large flattened sensory root ganglion of the trigeminal nerve that lies within the skull and behind the orbit. |
| maxillary nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin areas of the middle part of the face, the upper jaw and its teeth, and the mucous membranes of the palate, nasal cavities, and nasopharynx. |
| facial nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces. |
| gasserian ganglionnoun | Synonym of trigeminal ganglion. |
| ophthalmic nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) One of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supply sensory fibers to the lacrimal gland, eyelids, ciliary muscle, nose, forehead, and adjoining parts. |
| semilunar ganglionnoun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of trigeminal ganglion. |
| deep temporal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of two motor branches of the mandibular nerve on each side of the body that are distributed to the temporalis. |
| cranial nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord. |
| hypoglossusnoun | (neuroanatomy) Alternative form of hypoglossal nerve. [(neuroanatomy) Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.] |
| mandibular nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the lower jaw, the floor of the mouth, the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and the lower teeth and supplies motor fibers to the muscles of mastication. |
| zygomaticotemporal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) A branch of the zygomatic nerve that supplies the skin of the anterior temporal region. |
| palatine nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of several nerves arising from the pterygopalatine ganglion and supplying the roof of the mouth, parts of the nose, and adjoining parts. |
| hypoglossal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates. |
| zygomatic nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) A branch of the maxillary nerve that divides into a facial branch supplying the skin of the prominent part of the cheek and a temporal branch supplying the skin of the anterior temporal region. |
| abducent nervenoun | (anatomy) Alternative spelling of abducens nerve. [(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.] |
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