Cranial nerve ganglia explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Purves, Dale . George J. Augustine . David Fitzpatrick . William C. Hall . Anthony-Samuel LaMantia . James O. McNamara . Leonard E. White . Neuroscience . 4th . Sinauer Associates . 12–13 . 2008 . 978-0-87893-697-7.
2. Book: Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear) on U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2022 . 30726044 . Bordoni . B. . Mankowski . N. L. . Daly . D. T. . Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 8 (Vestibulocochlear) . StatPearls .