NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial nerve (CN V) and the largest of the cranial nerves. Its primary function is to provide sensory innervation to the face and is divided into three main branches. The different branches are the ophthalmic (V1), maxillary (V2), and mandibular (V3) nerves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The trigeminal nerve, also called the cranial nerve V (that’s the Roman numeral five), is the fifth of 12 cranial nerves. You have two trigeminal nerves, one on each side of your body. They start in your brain and travel throughout your head.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trigeminal nerve (V) is the largest cranial nerve, and it has both a sensory and a motor division.

Detailed explanation-4: -Its sensory nuclei merge to form the sensory root at the level of the pons and the motor nucleus continues to form the motor root. As a result the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve is large (made up of about 50 fascicles), while its motor root is more slender (composed of six or seven fascicles).