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CN Nuclei
Cranial Nerve Nuclei at Stanford
Nucleus | Cranial Nerve Involved | Motor Info Destination | Parasympathetic Destination | Sensory Info Source | Type of Information |
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Spinal nucleus of 5 | V, VII, IX, X | Sensory | |||
Dorsal column nuclei | NA | Big 4 | |||
Solitary nucleus | IX, X, VII | Taste | |||
Vestibular nucleus | VIII | Balance | |||
Cochlear nucleus | VIII | Audition | |||
Principal sensory nucleus of 5 | V, VII, IX, X | Big 4 for face | |||
Mesencephalic nucleus of 5 | V | Sensory for jaw | |||
Hypoglossal nucleus | XII | Tongue muscles | |||
Nucleus ambiguus | IX, X, XI | ||||
Facial Nucleus | VII | Motor for face | |||
Abducens Nucleus | VI | Eye movement | |||
Motor nucleus of 5 | V | ||||
Trochlear Nucleus | IV | ||||
Oculomotor Nucleus | III | Eye movement | |||
Dorsal motor nucleus of 10 | X | Parasympathetic | |||
Edinger-Westphal Nucleus | III | Parasympathetic for ciliary muscles | |||
Salivatory Nuclei | IX, VII | Parasympathetic |