Cranial nerve ganglia

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.

Cranial nerve ganglia
Identifiers
TA98	A14.2.00.007
TA2	6166
FMA	54502
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Parasympathetic

The four cranial parasympathetic ganglia are:

• ciliary ganglion
• pterygopalatine ganglion
• otic ganglion
• submandibular ganglion

Sensory

• 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