Trigeminal neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic. (2022, January 26). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353344

Its main function is to receives information from the face and controls jaw musculature.
"large three part nerve in your head that provides sensation" (Trigeminal Neuralgia - Symptoms and Causes - Mayo Clinic, 2022)
It is one of the largest cranial nerves and it is made up of the opthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves

Trigeminal nerve (V)

Reference for "Trigeminal nerve (V)"

Professional, C. C. M. (n.d.). Trigeminal nerve. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21581-trigeminal-nerve

Reference for "Purpose of Trigeminal Nerve"

its main responsibility is to receive sensory sensations from face to brain
pain, touch, and temperature
provides motor innervation to muscles of mastication (chewing).


Purpose of Trigeminal Nerve

Trigeminal neuralgia. (n.d.). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/trigeminal-neuralgia#:~:text=Trigeminal%20neuralgia%20(TN)%2C%20also,of%20the%20head%20and%20face.

Reference for "Trigeminal Neuralgia"

Huff T, Weisbrod LJ, Daly DT. Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 5 (Trigeminal). In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island (FL); 2022. PMID: 29489263. 

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