1 Brainstem Overview

Question 1

GSE?

Answer 1

• Motor to skeletal muscle

- CN 3,4,6,12 (eyes and tongue)

Question 2

SVE?

Answer 2

-Branchiomotor

Question 3

GVE?

Answer 3

-Parasympa motor to abdom/thoracic viscera, heart, 3 salivary glands, & eye sphincters
-Sympa carried by ALL CN’s
(GI-related, B.P.-related, and secretions)

Question 4

GVA/SVA?

Answer 4

-Sensory thoracic/abdominal viscera (CN 10), carotid sinus & body (CN 9), taste buds (CN 7)
(GI-related, and B.P.-related)

Question 5

GSA?

Answer 5

• Sensory skin/muscle/joints from:

- –head, face, tongue, nasal, oral, ear

Question 6

SSA?

Answer 6

-Sensory CN 8

Question 7

Which “8th” type of nerve fiber doesn’t exist?

Answer 7

SSE

Question 8

Name the positions of the 7 types of nuclei in the brain stem, from lateral to medial?

Answer 8

SSA
GSA (moves ventral)
SVA/GVA
GVE
SVE (moves crazy)
GSE