Tag: trigeminal nerve

Ganglia, Facial Nerves, & the SPG

Post author By Andrew Burns
Post date May 10, 2021

Neurons are made up of cell bodies and finger-like dendrites. A ganglion is a clustered bundle of nerve cell bodies and associated dendrites assembled together to accomplish a discrete function. For example, the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is located deep between the eyes. Among its many functions are regulating blood flow in the turbinates and facial […]

Tags cranial nerve, facial nerves, headaches, maxillary nerve, migraine, neuroscience, pain physiology, sinus headache, SPG, SPG block, TMJ, trigeminal nerve, trigeminal neuralgia

Pain Physiology

The Trigeminal Nerve

Post author By Andrew Burns
Post date April 26, 2021

When we think of nerves going up to and down from the brain, everyone knows about the spinal column. But there are also twelve pairs of nerve bundles that exit the bottom of the skull directly that have nothing to do with the spinal column. These are called cranial nerves. Cranial nerves are involved with […]

Tags brain science, eye pain, facial nerves, headache, jaw pain, migraine, neuroscience, pain physiology, TMJ, trigeminal nerve