motor nucleus; brainstem motor nucleus; cranial motor nucleus

Classification

• Somatic:
  • oculomotor nucleus
  • trochlear nucleus
  • trigeminal motor nucleus
  • abducent nucleus
  • facial nucleus
  • accessory nucleus actually lies in cervical spinal cord
  • hypoglossal nucleus
• Visceral:
  • Edinger-Westfall nucleus (oculomotor nerve)
  • superior salivary nucleus (facial nerve)
  • inferior salivary nucleus (glossopharyngeal nerve)
  • nucleus ambiguous (shared by glossopharyngeal & vagus nerves)