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Day 03

A collection of 3 issues

11 PARASYMPATHETIC PATHWAYS OF THE HEAD & NECK

# 12 PARASYMPATHETIC PATHWAYS OF THE HEAD & NECK 👩‍⚕️ Four parasympathetic pathways. Four ganglia. Four glandular (or smooth muscle) targets. Examiners love this topic because it forces you to track a fibre from brainstem nucleus, along a cranial nerve, through a named ganglion, and onto a final peripheral nerve. Learn the

10 FACIAL CN VII

The facial nerve (CN VII) is the most heavily examined cranial nerve in MRCS Part A. It has four modalities — motor, parasympathetic, taste and a patch of general sensory — and its long bony course means lesions at different levels produce predictable, dissociable deficits. Mnemonic: "Face, Ear, Taste, Tear."

12 CRANIAL NERVE ANATOMY

# 13 CRANIAL NERVE ANATOMY 👩‍⚕️ Cranial nerves are an MRCS Part A favourite. The examiner will not expect every nuclear column, but they will expect you to know each nerve by number, function, foramen of exit, and brainstem origin. Add the cavernous sinus and jugular foramen contents, plus the classic CN