Nerve III IV VI XI XII V VII IX X

Somatic Motor Occulomotor complex (midbrain) Trochlear (midbrain) Abducens (pons) X Hypoglossal (medulla) X X X X

Branchial Motor X X X Accessory Spinal (spinal cord C1 to C6) X Trigeminal motor (pons) Motor nucleus of VII (pons) Nucleus Ambiguous (Medulla) Nucleus Ambiguous (Medulla)

CENTRAL NUCLEI Parasympathetic (Visceral Motor) Edinger Westphall (midbrain) X X X X X Super Salivatory (pons) Inferior Salivatory (Medulla) Dorsal Vagal Motor (Medulla)

General Sensory X X X X X See note #1 Nucleus of Spinal Tract Nucleus of Spinal Tract Nucleus of Spinal Tract

Special / Visceral Sensory X X X X X X Nucleus Solitarius Nucleus Solitarius Nucleus Solitarius

Nerve III V VII IX X

PNS GANGLION Sensory Parasympathetic X Cilliary Trigeminal Geniculate Superior/Inferior Glossopharyngeal Superior/Inferior Vagal X Pterygopalatine Submandibular Otic X

Notes: 1. Trigeminal (general sensory): Mesencephalic nucleus (midbrain) muscle proprioception Pontine Trigeminal nucleus (pons) touch Nucleus of spinal tract (pons/spinal cord) pain & temp. 2. All special or visceral 1st order sensory neurons in the head (regardless of the cranial nerve) relay in the nucleus solitaries. 3. All general sensory 1st order neurons for the head (regardless of the cranial nerve) relay in either the mesensephallic (used by V only), pontine trigeminal (used by V only) or nucleus of spinal tract of V (used by V, VII, IX, X).