Ssn: Central Regulator Of Salivary Secretion
The superior salivatory nucleus (SSN) is a cluster of neurons located in the brainstem that plays a central role in the regulation of salivary secretion. The SSN receives inputs from the facial nerve and glossopharyngeal nerve, and sends efferent fibers to the submandibular ganglion, sublingual ganglion, and parotid ganglion. These ganglia then release acetylcholine to…