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NEUROCHIRURGIE
Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 99-112Publisher
MASSON EDITEUR
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.01.001
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Trigeminal nerve; Ophthalmic nerve; Maxillary nerve; Mandibular nerve; Fifth cranial nerve
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The cranial nerve (CN) V is a mixed nerve that consists primarily of sensory neurons. It exits the brain on the lateral surface of the pons. entering the trigeminal ganglion within a few millimeters. Three major branches emerge from the trigeminal ganglion. The first division (V1, the ophthalmic nerve) exits the cranium through the superior orbital fissure. entering the orbit to innervate the globe and skin in the area above the eye and forehead, The second division (V2, the maxillary nerve) exits through a round hole. the foramen rotundum. into a space posterior to the orbit, the pterygopalatine fossa. It then re-enters a canal running inferior to the orbit, the infraorbital canal, and exits through a small hole. the infraorbital foramen. to innervate the skin below the eye and above the mouth. The third division (V3, the mandibular nerve) exits the cranium through an oval hole. the foramen ovale. The third division also has an additional motor component. which may run in a separate fascial compartment. Most fibers travel directly to their target tissues. Sensory axons innervate skin on the lateral side of the head, the tongue, and the mucosal wall of the oral cavity. Motor fibers innervate the muscles that are attached to the mandible. Some sensory axons enter in the mandible to innervate the teeth and emerge from the mental foramen to innervate the skin of the lower jaw. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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