View source for BrainRegionLPC HT PN PTR


<pre style="color: green">Principal Trigeminal Nucleus</pre>
@@[[Home]] -> [[BiologicalLifeResearch]] -> [[BrainAreaLPC]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR]]
----

This page covers biological details of component Principal Trigeminal Nucleus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

* '''Top-down path to region''': Hindbrain Metencephalon -> [[BrainCenterHT_SN|Metencephalic Sensory Nuclei]] (HT.SN) -> Pontine Nuclear Complex (HT.PN) -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR|Principal Trigeminal Nucleus]] (LPC.HT.PN.PTR) (see [[OverallMindMaps|Mind Maps]])
* '''Type''': nucleus
* '''Brain area''': [[BrainAreaLPC|Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area]]
* '''Role''': relay
* '''Function''': Facial Somatic Sensations
* '''Notes to function''': Upper, maxillary, ophthalmic
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


* no child items defined

= Connectivity =
(generated)


http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.HT.PN.PTR.dot.png

'''Inbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Area''' || '''Source Region''' || '''Source Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainAreaLPC|LPC]] || [[BrainRegionLPC_MM_MSTR|LPC.MM.MSTR]] || Mesencephalic Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference)
|}

'''Outbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Target Area''' || '''Target Region''' || '''Target Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainAreaLPC|LPC]] || [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|LPC.HL.TGS.STR]] || Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (PrincipalTrigeminal -> SpinalTrigeminal)]
|-
| [[BrainAreaNSA|NSA]] || [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPM|NSA.FD.TH.VPM]] || Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/mesh_info.php?term=Trigeminal+Nucleilang=1 Trigeminal Nuclei (CSN -> VPM)]
|}

= Thirdparty Circuits =
(generated)

* [http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/oculomotor.jpg Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex] - see [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Reference]

<img src="http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/oculomotor.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

* [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_16_files/image002.jpg Trigeminal Nuclei] - see [http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/mesh_info.php?term=Trigeminal+Nucleilang=1 Reference]

<img src="http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_16_files/image002.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

* [http://what-when-how.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tmp3649_thumb1_thumb.jpg Thalamocortical relationships] - see [http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Reference]

<img src="http://what-when-how.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tmp3649_thumb1_thumb.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;" height=400 width=400>


= References =
(generated)

* http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html
* http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/mesh_info.php?term=Trigeminal+Nucleilang=1
* http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/