Select the Best Description of the Nuclei in the Brain

question 43

Multiple Choice

Select the best description of the nuclei in the brain stem:

• A) carries parasympathetic impulses to terminal ganglia in most organs of the ventral cavity
• B) sympathetic; sends impulses along postganglionic axons to heart
• C) receives sympathetic preganglionic axons via thoracic splanchnic nerves
• D) contain sympathetic preganglionic cell bodies
• E) contain parasympathetic preganglionic cell bodies

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