This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Brainstem lesions and blood supply of CNS, Subject name: Anatomy
Taste pathway comes under which neural column 
Select and explain. 
A. SSA, B. GSA, C. SVA, D. GVA
C: SVA
Answer: C: SVA 
Explanation: There are 7 neural columns- 3 motor (GSE, GVE, SVE) and 4 sensory (GSA,GVA,SSA,SVA) sensory columns (afferents) GSA GVA SSA - vision (cranial nerve 2), hearing and balance (cranial nerve 8) SVA - smell and taste (cranial nerve 7, 9, 10)