Salivary nuclei

Salivary nuclei

Salivary nuclei may refer to:

* Inferior salivatory nucleus, one of the components of the glossopharyngeal nerve
* Superior salivary nucleus of the facial nerve, a visceromotor cranial nerve nucleus located in the pontine tegmentum


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