ganglion of trigeminal nerve
- ganglion of trigeminal nerve
- ganglion trigeminale [TA] trigeminal ganglion: one on the sensory root of the fifth cranial nerve, situated in a cleft within the dura mater (trigeminal cave) on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone. It gives off the ophthalmic and maxillary nerves and part of the mandibular nerve, and contains the cells of origin of most of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve. Called also Gasser g., gasserian g., and semilunar g.
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