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Definition of Fifth cranial nerve

1. Noun. The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication.

Definition of Fifth cranial nerve

1. Noun. (anatomy) trigeminal nerve ¹

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Medical Definition of Fifth cranial nerve

1. The trigeminal nerve is responsible for sensory enervation of the face and motor enervation to muscles of mastication (chewing). There are three divisions of the fifth cranial nerve, ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular. Lesions of the sensory root to the trigeminal nerve can result in pain or loss of sensation in the face. Lesion of the motor root result in deviation of the jaw toward the paralysed side and difficulty chewing. Synonym: cranial nerve V. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Fifth cranial nerve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"... Section of the Medulla through the Exit of the fifth cranial nerve. ... Np, pontile nuclei; jS, superior oli root fibres of fifth cranial nerve; AVs, ..."

2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1901)
"... division of the fifth cranial nerve. a. Sensory root entering the Gasserian ganglion. b. Motor root. c. Ophthalmic division. d. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1868)
"X. " Notes on Variations in the origin of the Long Buccal Branch of the Fifth Cranial Nerve." By WM. TURNER, MB (Lond.), Professor of Anatomy, University of ..."

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