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Cerebral cortex<\/th>Midbrain<\/th>Pons<\/th>Medulla oblongata<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
CN I (olfactory)
CN II (optic)<\/td>		CN III (oculomotor)
CN IV (trochlear)<\/td>		CN V (trigeminal)
CN VI (abducens)
CN VII (facial)
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear)<\/td>		CN IX (glossopharyngeal)
CN X (vagus)
CN XI (accessory)
CN IX (glossopharyngeal)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table 1. <\/strong>Origin of cranial nerves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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CN<\/th>Type<\/th>Nuclei<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
I<\/td>SVA<\/td>Olfactory (olfactory bulb)<\/td><\/tr>
II<\/td>SVA<\/td>Lateral geniculate (thalamus)<\/td><\/tr>
III<\/td>GSE, GVE<\/td>Oculomotor (midbrain)
Edinger-Westphal (midbrain)
Perlia (midbrain)<\/td><\/tr>
IV<\/td>GSE<\/td>Trochlear (midbrain)<\/td><\/tr>
V<\/td>GSA, SVE<\/td>Main sensory (pons)
Spinal descendent (medulla)
Mesencephalic (midbrain)
Motor (pons)<\/td><\/tr>
VI<\/td>GSE<\/td>Abducens (pons)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table 2.<\/strong> Types and nuclei of cranial nerves I-VI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
CN<\/th>Type<\/th>Nuclei<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
VII<\/td>GSA, GVE, SVA, SVE<\/td>Motor (pons)
Superior salivatory (pons)
Solitary (pons)
Spinal nucleus of CN V (medulla)<\/td><\/tr>
VIII<\/td>SSA<\/td>Dorsal and ventral cochlear (medulla)
Superior, inferior, dorsal, and ventral vestibular (medulla)<\/td><\/tr>
IX<\/td>GSA, GVA, GVE, SVA, SVE<\/td>Ambiguus
Solitary
Inferior salivatory
Spinal nucleus of CN V<\/td><\/tr>
X<\/td>GSA, GVA, GVE, SVA, SVE<\/td>Ambiguus
Solitary
Dorsal nucleus of CN X
Spinal nucleus of CN V<\/td><\/tr>
XI<\/td>SVE<\/td>Ambiguus
Dorsal nucleus of CN X
C1-C5<\/td><\/tr>
XII<\/td>GSE<\/td>Hypoglossal nucleus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table 2.<\/strong> Types and nuclei of cranial nerves VII-XII.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cerebral cortex Midbrain Pons Medulla oblongata CN I (olfactory)CN II (optic) CN III (oculomotor)CN IV (trochlear) CN V (trigeminal)CN VI (abducens)CN VII (facial)CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) CN IX (glossopharyngeal)CN X (vagus)CN XI (accessory)CN IX (glossopharyngeal) Table 1. Origin of cranial nerves. CN Type Nuclei I SVA Olfactory (olfactory bulb) II SVA Lateral geniculate (thalamus) III GSE, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10916,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10952","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSummary of cranial nerves – Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/neuroanatomy\/summary-of-cranial-nerves\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" 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