Nucleus salivatorius superior

The superior salivatory nucleus (v. Lat. Nucleus "core" Saliva "slime" or "saliva" superior "top") is one of three pair of cranial nerve nuclei of the seventh cranial nerve ( facial nerve ). In animals, the nucleus is usually referred to as the nucleus salivatorius rostralis . The nucleus is in the pons , the bridge, a section of the brain stem .

General visceromotor or secretory nerve cells are located in this core area . The nerve fibers supply this core complex

• Lacrimal gland (glandula lacrimalis),
• Nasal gland (glandulae nasales),
• Palatine glands (Glandulae palatinae) as well as two of the salivary glands , the
• The submandibular gland and the
• Sublingual salivary gland (sublingual gland).

These glands are parasympathetically innervated by the facial nerve, that is, stimulated to secrete via nerve impulses . The nucleus salivatorius superior is controlled by the hypothalamus , mostly via the fasciculus longitudinalis dorsalis , and like all general-visceromotor nuclear complexes cannot be stimulated voluntarily.

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• Trepel, Martin: Neuroanatomy. Structure and function . 3rd edition, Munich / Jena 2004. ISBN 3-437-41297-3