Trigeminal Nerve Diagram

[painterchic]

From Gray's Anatomy. (Not the show, lol...) This is sometimes helpful to see where the nerve is located and the MANY areas it can send pain.

[painterchic]

It's amazing how many places those little zingers hit, isn't it?

[nancy99n]

Thanks for the diagram.  What I've learned over the last year and a half is that there are little branches from the TN nerve that go to each of the teeth -- that's why a lot of us experience 'toothache' like pain.  And the diagram shows that it connects into the nose area -- that's where I had my first electric zap.

[painterchic]

If you click on the diagram, it will enlarge it so you can see things more accurately....