principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve


prin·ci·pal sen·so·ry nu·cle·us of tri·gem·i·nal nerve

[TA] the term commonly used to designate the nucleus pontis nervi trigeminalis; located in pons lateral to the motor trigeminal nucleus; receives primary sensory (touch and pressure) input through the trigeminal nerve and projects to the ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus. Synonym(s): nucleus principalis nervi trigemini [TA], nucleus sensorius superior nervi trigemini, principal sensory nucleus of the trigeminus