motor cranial nerve nucleus

Introduction

Motor nuclei of the cranial nerves include:

• occulomotor nucleus (CN 3)
• trochlear nucleus (CN 4)
• trigeminal motor nucleus (CN 5)
• abducens nucleus (CN 6)
• facial nucleus (CN 7)
• nucleus ambiguous (shared by CN 9 & 10)
• dorsal motor nucleus of vagus (CN 10)
• hypoglossal nucleus (CN 12)

More specific terms

• abducens nucleus
• dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
• facial nucleus
• hypoglossal nucleus
• nucleus ambiguous
• oculomotor nucleus
• trigeminal motor nucleus (motor nucleus of CN V)
• trochlear nucleus