Cranial nerve ganglia
(Redirected from Cranial autonomic ganglia)
| Cranial nerve ganglia | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A14.2.00.007 |
| TA2 | 6166 |
| FMA | 54502 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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
[edit]The four cranial parasympathetic ganglia are:
Sensory
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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