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emerges from the pons slightly rostrally and medially to the sensory root.'

Motor fibers pass through the trigeminal ganglion without synapsing on their way to peripheral muscles, their cell bodies being located in the nucleus of the fifth nerve, deep within the pons.

Trigeminal ganglion

The three major branches of the trigeminal nerve--the ophthalmic nerve (V₁), the maxillary nerve (V₂) and the mandibular nerve

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