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Cranial nerve ganglia

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Cranial nerve ganglia
Identifiers
TA98A14.2.00.007
TA26166
FMA54502
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

In neuroanatomy, the cranial nerve ganglia are ganglia of certain cranial nerves. They can be parasympathetic or sensory. All cranial nerve ganglia are bilateral.

Parasympathetic

The four cranial parasympathetic ganglia are:

Sensory

References

  1. Purves, Dale; George J. Augustine; David Fitzpatrick; William C. Hall; Anthony-Samuel LaMantia; James O. McNamara; Leonard E. White (2008). Neuroscience (4th ed.). Sinauer Associates. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-87893-697-7.
  2. Bordoni, B.; Mankowski, N. L.; Daly, D. T. (2022). "Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear)". Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear) on U.S. National Library of Medicine. StatPearls. PMID 30726044.
The cranial nerves
Terminal (CN 0)
Olfactory (CN I)
Optic (CN II)
Oculomotor (CN III)
Trochlear (CN IV)
  • Nucleus
  • Branches
    • no significant branches
Trigeminal (CN V)
Abducens (CN VI)
  • Nucleus
  • Branches
    • no significant branches
Facial (CN VII)
Near origin
Inside
facial canal
At stylomastoid
foramen
Nuclei
Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
Before jugular fossa
After jugular fossa
Nuclei
Vagus (CN X)
Before jugular fossa
After jugular fossa
Neck
Thorax
Abdomen
Nuclei
Accessory (CN XI)
Hypoglossal (CN XII)


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