Category talk:Cranial Nerve

Olfactory (CN1) Olfactory epithelium originating from nasal placode

Oculomotor (CNIII) Ciliary ganglion originating from neural crest of caudal diencephalon and cranial mesencephalon

Trigeminal (CNV) Trigeminal ganglion originating from neural crest of caudal diencephalon and cranial mesencephalon; trigeminal placode

Facial (CNVII) Superior ganglion of VII, sphenopalatine ganglion, and submandibular ganglion originating from rhombencephalic neural crest; inferior geniculate ganglion from 1st epibrachial placode

Vestibulocochlear (CNVIII) Acoustic and vestibular ganglion originating from otic placode and neural crest.

Glossopharyngeal (CNIX) Superior and otic ganglion originating from rhombencephalic neural crest, inferior ganglion from 2nd epibrachial placode

Vagus (CNX) Superior and vagal parasympathetic ganglion originating from rhombencephalic neural crest, inferior ganglion from 3rd and 4th epibranchial placodes