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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |