Cranial Nerve Nuclei

Question 1

CNs with motor nuclei

Answer 1

III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI and XII

Question 2

CNs with sensory nuclei

Answer 2

V, VII, VIII, IX, X

Question 3

motor, CN III

Answer 3

Edinger-Westphal nucleus at superior colliculus

Question 4

motor, CN IV

Answer 4

nucleus of trochlear at inferior colliculus

Question 5

motor, CN V

Answer 5

motor nucleus of trigeminal at mid pons

Question 6

motor, CN VI

Answer 6

nucleus of abducens at dorsal pons

Question 7

motor, CN VII

Answer 7

motor nucleus of facial at caudal pons

Question 8

motor, CN VII and IX

Answer 8

Nucleus salivatorius superior (VII) inferior (IX) at pons and medulla

Question 9

motor, CN X

Answer 9

dorsal motor nucleus of vagas at dorsal medulla

Question 10

motor, IX, X, and XI

Answer 10

nucleus ambiguous, at dorsal medulla

Question 11

motor, CN XII

Answer 11

nucleus of hypoglossal in medulla beneath the 4th ventricle

Question 12

sensory CN V in mid brain

Answer 12

mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal

Question 13

sensory CN V in pons

Answer 13

main sensory nucleus of trigeminal

Question 14

sensory CN VIII

Answer 14

vestibular and cochlear in pons and medulla

Question 15

sensory CN VII and IX

Answer 15

nucleus tractus solitarious in dorsal medulla

Question 16

sensory CN V in dorsal lateral medulla

Answer 16

nucleus spinal tract of trigeminal