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Q: Why proprioceptive fibres (of CN V) have their nucleus in mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus?

A.N. ΨIt's seen that GSA (General Somatic Afferent) fibres (of CN V) have their cell bodies in trigeminal ganglion. But the proprioceptive fibres' peripheral processes terminate at mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus, making it the only nucleus in CNS where cell bodies of 1st order neurons are present. Wh...

 

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