Cranial nerve ganglia
| Cranial nerve ganglia | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Latin | ganglion craniospinale sensorium |
| Identifiers | |
| TA | A14.2.00.007 |
| FMA | 5887 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In neuroanatomy, the cranial nerve ganglia are parasympathetic ganglia of the cranial nerves.[1]
They include:
- Otic ganglion - glossopharyngeal nerve
- Pterygopalatine ganglion - maxillary nerve
- Submandibular ganglion - lingual nerve
- Ciliary ganglion - oculomotor nerve
Parasympathetic:
- Pterygopalatine ganglion
- Ciliary ganglion
- Otic ganglion
- Submandibular ganglion
- Peripheral autonomic ganglion which arise from the vagus nerve and are found in the stomach, around respiratory organs and the heart.
Sensory:
- Trigeminal ganglion
- Spiral ganglion
- Vestibular ganglion
- Geniculate ganglion
- Superior (jugular) ganglia of glossopharyngeal
- Inferior (petrosal) ganglia of glossopharyngeal
- Superior (rostral) ganglion of vagus nerve
- Inferior (nodose) ganglion of vagus nerve
References
- ↑ Purves, Dale, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, James O. McNamara, and Leonard E. White (2008). Neuroscience. 4th ed. Sinauer Associates. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-87893-697-7.
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