| Term: | cranial nerve V motor neuron |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cranial nerve V |
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| Synonyms: | CN-V, trigeminal nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which exits the medulla oblongata and carries both sensory and motor axons to and from the facial region. The root is typically found at rhombomere 2. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000697] |
| Name: | motor neuron |
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| Synonyms: | motoneuron |
| Definition: | An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009052] |