Cranial nerve ganglia

Cranial nerve ganglia
Identifiers
TA98	A14.2.00.007
TA2	6166
FMA	54502
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

In neuroanatomy, the cranial nerve ganglia are ganglia of certain cranial nerves. They can be parasympathetic or sensory.^[1] All cranial nerve ganglia are bilateral.

Parasympathetic

The four cranial parasympathetic ganglia are:

ciliary ganglion
pterygopalatine ganglion
otic ganglion
submandibular ganglion

Sensory

trigeminal ganglion (CN V)
geniculate ganglion (CN VII)
spiral ganglion (CN VIII)
vestibular ganglion aka Scarpa's ganglion (CN VIII)^[2]
superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
superior ganglion of vagus nerve
inferior ganglion of vagus nerve

References

^ Purves, Dale; George J. Augustine; David Fitzpatrick; William C. Hall; Anthony-Samuel LaMantia; James O. McNamara; Leonard E. White (2008). Neuroscience (4th ed.). Sinauer Associates. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-87893-697-7.
^ Bordoni, B.; Mankowski, N. L.; Daly, D. T. (2022). "Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear)". Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear) on U.S. National Library of Medicine. StatPearls. PMID 30726044.

The cranial nerves

Terminal (CN 0)

Nuclei
- septal nuclei
Course
- no significant branches

Olfactory (CN I)

Nuclei
- anterior olfactory nucleus
Course
- olfactory bulb
- olfactory tract

Optic (CN II)

Nuclei
- lateral geniculate nucleus
Course
- optic chiasm
- optic tract

Oculomotor (CN III)

Nuclei
- oculomotor nucleus
- Edinger–Westphal nucleus
Branches

Trochlear (CN IV)

Nucleus
Branches
- no significant branches

Trigeminal (CN V)

Nuclei
- PSN
- spinal trigeminal nucleus
- MN
- TMN
Course
- trigeminal ganglion
Branches

Abducens (CN VI)

Nucleus
Branches
- no significant branches

Facial (CN VII)

Near origin	Intermediate nerve Geniculate
Inside facial canal	Greater petrosal pterygopalatine ganglion Nerve to the stapedius Chorda tympani lingual nerve submandibular ganglion
At stylomastoid foramen	Posterior auricular Suprahyoid digastric stylohyoid Parotid plexus temporal zygomatic buccal mandibular cervical
Nuclei	Facial motor nucleus Solitary nucleus Superior salivary nucleus

Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)

Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)

Before jugular fossa	Ganglia superior inferior
After jugular fossa	Tympanic tympanic plexus lesser petrosal otic ganglion Stylopharyngeal branch Pharyngeal branches Tonsillar branches Lingual branches Carotid sinus
Nuclei	Nucleus ambiguus Inferior salivatory nucleus Solitary nucleus

Vagus (CN X)

Before jugular fossa	Ganglia superior inferior
After jugular fossa	Meningeal branch Auricular branch
Neck	Pharyngeal branch pharyngeal plexus Superior laryngeal external internal Recurrent laryngeal Superior cervical cardiac
Thorax	Inferior cardiac Pulmonary Vagal trunks anterior posterior
Abdomen	Celiac Renal Hepatic Anterior gastric Posterior gastric
Nuclei	Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Solitary nucleus