The trigeminal ganglion (or Gasserian ganglion, or semilunar ganglion, or Gasser`s ganglion) is a sensory ganglion of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) that occupies a cavity (Meckel`s cave) in the dura mater, covering the trigeminal impression near the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone. ==Structure== It is somewhat crescentic in shape, wi.....
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a ganglion on the sensory root of the fifth cranial nerve, situated in a cleft within the dura mater on the anterior surface of the pars petrosa of the temporal bone, and giving off the ophthalmic and maxillary and part of the mandibular nerve. Called also gasserian or semilunar ganglion.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the large flattened sensory ganglion of the trigeminal nerve lying adjacent to the cavernous sinus along the medial part of the middle cranial fossa in the trigeminal cave (cavity) of the dura mater. Synonyms: ganglion trigeminale, gasserian ganglion, semilunar ganglion
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