ventral trigeminal tract

anterior trigeminothalamic tract

The Anterior trigeminothalamic tract (or ventral trigeminothalamic tract) serves as pain, temperature, and light touch pathway from the face, head and neck. It receives input from trigeminal nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve. It receives discriminative tactile and pressure input from the contralateral principal sensory nucleus of CN V, which terminates in the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus. It then ascends to the contralateral sensory cortex via three neurons .

Type Nerve
Structure parente trigeminothalamic tract
Nom latin anterior trigeminothalamic tract
FMA ID 72506

Questions fréquentes

What is the ventral trigeminal tract?
The Anterior trigeminothalamic tract (or ventral trigeminothalamic tract) serves as pain, temperature, and light touch pathway from the face, head and neck. It receives input from trigeminal nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve. It receives discriminative tactile and pressure
What is the Latin name for the ventral trigeminal tract?
The Latin name for the ventral trigeminal tract is anterior trigeminothalamic tract.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.