summary of trigeminal nerve

Trigeminal nerve (V)

It has three parts

	Foramen	Type	Functional component	Function	Nucleus of trigeminal nerve
Ophthalmic nerve	Superior orbital fissure	sensory nerve	GVA	Carry sensation from cornea, Upper part of face( Scalp, forehead, upper eyelid) ,	Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve Main sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve and  mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve
Maxillary nerve	Foramen Rotundum	sensory nerve	GVA	Carry sensation from Middle part of face (skin over the maxilla) upper jaw, maxillary sinus
mandibular nerve	Foramen ovale	Mixed : both sensory and motor	GVA SVE	Sensory : Lower part of face (skin over the mandible, temporomandibular joint & general sensation from the ant 2/3 of tongue Motor : muscles of mastication, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatine