ATHLETIC TRAINING BOC CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ BRAIN is made up of: Answer: -cerebrum
-cerebellum
-pons
-medulla
⩥ cerebrum Answer: 2 hemispheres; coordinates all voluntary muscle
activity & interprets sensory impulses, controls higher mental function
(memory, reasoning, intelligence, learning, judgement, emotion)
⩥ cerebellum Answer: controls synergistic movements of the skeletal
muscle and plays a critical role in coordination of voluntary muscular
movements
⩥ pons Answer: controls sleep, posture, respiration, swallowing, bladder
⩥ medulla Answer: lowest part of brain stem, regulates HR, breathing,
BP, coughing, sneezing, vomiting
⩥ Layers of Meninges Answer: Dura mater -> Subdural space ->
arachnoid mater -> subarachnoid space -> pia mater
, ⩥ cerebrospinal fluid is contained: Answer: between arachnoid and pia
mater membrane; surrounds and suspends the brain
⩥ When assessing an unconscious athlete, ATC must always consider
Answer: cervical neck injury
⩥ retrograde amnesia Answer: loss of memory before accident
⩥ anterograde amnesia Answer: loss of memory after accident
⩥ Neurological Exam Answer: cerebral- cognitive function
cerebellum- coordination of motor function
sensory
reflex
motor
CRANIAL NERVES
⩥ slow accommodating pupil may indicate Answer: cerebral injury
⩥ nystagmus indicates possible Answer: lesion in the posterior fossa of
the brain (involving brain stem or cerebellum)
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ BRAIN is made up of: Answer: -cerebrum
-cerebellum
-pons
-medulla
⩥ cerebrum Answer: 2 hemispheres; coordinates all voluntary muscle
activity & interprets sensory impulses, controls higher mental function
(memory, reasoning, intelligence, learning, judgement, emotion)
⩥ cerebellum Answer: controls synergistic movements of the skeletal
muscle and plays a critical role in coordination of voluntary muscular
movements
⩥ pons Answer: controls sleep, posture, respiration, swallowing, bladder
⩥ medulla Answer: lowest part of brain stem, regulates HR, breathing,
BP, coughing, sneezing, vomiting
⩥ Layers of Meninges Answer: Dura mater -> Subdural space ->
arachnoid mater -> subarachnoid space -> pia mater
, ⩥ cerebrospinal fluid is contained: Answer: between arachnoid and pia
mater membrane; surrounds and suspends the brain
⩥ When assessing an unconscious athlete, ATC must always consider
Answer: cervical neck injury
⩥ retrograde amnesia Answer: loss of memory before accident
⩥ anterograde amnesia Answer: loss of memory after accident
⩥ Neurological Exam Answer: cerebral- cognitive function
cerebellum- coordination of motor function
sensory
reflex
motor
CRANIAL NERVES
⩥ slow accommodating pupil may indicate Answer: cerebral injury
⩥ nystagmus indicates possible Answer: lesion in the posterior fossa of
the brain (involving brain stem or cerebellum)
