#summary Principal Trigeminal Nucleus
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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
* *Quality*: L0
* *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
* *Area circuit*: Sensory Face (SF)
* *Role*: sensory.nucleus
* *Function*: Facial Somatic Sensations
* *Notes to function*:
* Upper, maxillary, ophthalmic
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= Components =
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* no child items defined
= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.HT.PN.PTR.dot.png
*Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_MM_MSTR LPC.MM.MSTR] || Mesencephalic Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
*Outbound Region Connections:*
|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR LPC.HL.TGS.STR] || Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (PrincipalTrigeminal -> SpinalTrigeminal)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM NCP.FD.TH.VPM] || Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/mesh_info.php?term=Trigeminal+Nucleilang=1 Trigeminal Nuclei (CSN -> VPM)] ||
= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [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] (CP.SACCADIC-MOTOR-CONTROL)
Abducens=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD]
Ciliary=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
EWN=[BrainRegionLAC_MM_EWN Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN]
EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
Facial=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM Facial Motor Nucleus,LPC.HT.FCM]
Oculomotor=[BrainRegionLPC_MM_OCN Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN]
Pretectum=Pretectum,MM.PT (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
PrincipalTrigeminal=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]
RF=[BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF]
SpinalTrigeminal=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]
SupraOculomotor=Supraoculomotor Area,VBA.MM.SOA (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
VAC=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
* [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] (CP.TRIGEMINAL-NUCLEI)
CSN=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]
EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
STR=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]
VPM=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM]
* [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] (CL.THALAMUS-PROJECTIONS)
A=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
CM=[BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_CM Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.CM]
LD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_LD Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD]
LGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN]
LP=[BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_LP Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus,NPE.FD.TH.LP]
MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
MGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB Medial Geniculate Body,NSA.FD.TH.MGB]
P=Ventral Posterior Nuclei,NSA.FD.TH.VP (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus])
VA=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]
VL=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL]
VPL=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPL]
VPM=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM]
pA=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG]
pCM=Dorsal Putamen,FEC.FT.DPU (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
pLD=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
pLGN=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
pLP=[BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL]
pMD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
pMGN=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
pP=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
pVA=[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC]
pVL=[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC]
pVPL=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
pVPM=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PO_PCC Precentral Cortex,NCP.NC.PO.PCC]
s1A=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
s1MD=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_SEP Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP]
s1P=[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV Central Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.CCV]
s1VL=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_DN Dentate Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.DN]
s2A=Mammillary Body,FD.MB (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus])
s2MD=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PIR Piriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PIR]
s2P=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]
s2VL=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
s3MD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
sCM=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
sLD=[BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL]
sLP=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
sVA=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
sVPL=Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.MG (see [BrainCenterBMA_SC_PH Posterior/Dorsal Horn])
sVPM=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL]
= References =
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* 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/