In this tutorial, we will learn the neuroanatomy of the cranial nerve nuclei in coronal view. Key structures/terms: general somatic efferent column; general visceral efferent column; special visceral efferent column; general visceral afferent and special visceral afferent columns; special somatic afferent column; general somatic afferent column; somatomotor (aka somitic), solely special sensory, and pharyngeal arch derivatives (aka branchial arch derivatives; oculomotor nucleus of cranial nerve 3 (the oculomotor nerve); trochlear nucleus of cranial nerve 4 (the trochlear nerve); cranial nerve 6 (the abducens nerve); hypoglossal nucleus of cranial nerve 12 (the hypoglossal nerve); accessory nucleus of cranial nerve 11 (the accessory nerve); Edinger–Westphal nucleus of cranial nerve 3 (the oculomotor nerve); vestibulocochlear nucleus of cranial nerve 8 (the vestibulocochlear nerve); superior salivatory nucleus of cranial nerve 7 (the facial nerve); inferior salivatory nucleus of cranial nerve 9 (the glossopharyngeal nerve); the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve, cranial nerve 10; trigeminal nucleus of cranial nerve 5 (the trigeminal nerve); facial nucleus of cranial nerve 7 (the facial nerve); the nucleus ambiguus of cranial nerves 9 & 10; solitary tract nucleus of cranial nerves 7, 9, and 10; the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus; principal sensory trigeminal nucleus; spinal trigeminal nucleus.