Select the Best Description of the Nuclei in the Brain

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