Motor nucleus of the trigeminal nerve

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 - an aggregation of cn v cell bodies located in the mid pons at the level of attachment of the trigeminal nerve to the brainstem; it is the origin of special visceral efferent (motor) fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication.

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