| Salivatory nuclei | |
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 Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Nucleus salivatorius visible at upper left.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleī salivatorii |
| NeuroNames | 590 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The salivatory nuclei are two general visceral efferent nuclei located in the caudal pons, dorsal and lateral to the facial nucleus. Their neurons give rise to preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers in the control of salivation.[1][2] The superior salivatory nucleus supplies fibers to the intermediate nerve (part of the facial nerve (CN VII). The inferior salivatory nucleus supplies fibers to the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX).[2] The nuclei may also be involved in parasympathetic control of (extracranial and intracranial) head vasculature.[3]
- ^ Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41. ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier. p. 246. ISBN 9780702052309.Digital version
- ^ a b Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41st. ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier. p. 454. ISBN 9780702052309.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. pp. 455, 550–551. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.