Back عقدة ثلاثية التوائم Arabic Ganglion trigeminale German Ganglio de Gasser Spanish Ganglion trigéminal French Ganglio di Gasser Italian Ganglion van Gasser Dutch Ganglion trigeminale NB Zwój trójdzielny Polish Gânglio trigeminal Portuguese Тригеминални ганглион Serbian
| Trigeminal ganglion | |
|---|---|
 Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above. (Semilunar ganglion visible near bottom.) | |
 Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. (Semilunar ganglion visible in upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ganglion trigeminale, ganglion semilunare (Gasseri) |
| MeSH | D012668 |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.014 |
| TA2 | 6194 |
| FMA | 52618 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The trigeminal ganglion (also known as: Gasserian ganglion, semilunar ganglion, or Gasser's ganglion) is the sensory ganglion of each trigeminal nerve (CN V). The trigeminal ganglion is located within the trigeminal cave (Meckel's cave), a cavity formed by dura mater.