cranial nerve nucleus

Introduction

The fibers of cranial nerves originate from (efferents) or synapse on (afferents) perikarya in clusters (nuclei) within the central nervous system (CNS).

More general terms

• CNS nucleus

More specific terms

• abducens nucleus
• accessory nucleus
• cochlear nucleus
• dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
• Edinger-Westphal nucleus
• facial nucleus
• hypoglossal nucleus
• inferior salivary nucleus
• nucleus ambiguous
• nucleus solitarius
• oculomotor nucleus
• superior salivary nucleus
• trigeminal motor nucleus (motor nucleus of CN V)
• trigeminal sensory nucleus
• trochlear nucleus
• vestibular nucleus

Additional terms

• cranial nerve