NCM109: FINALS TEST QUESTIONS
AND ALL ACTUAL ANSWERS 2026-
2027 UPDATED.
How many pairs of spinal nerves does a normal adult has?
A. 31 Pairs
B. None of the above
C. 12
D. 62 - Answer 31 pairs
Which one of the following is the function of parasympathetic nervous system?
A. Stimulates oil and sweat and glands in the skin.
B. Contraction of hair muscles
C. Acceleration of heart beat
D. Pupil constriction. - Answer Pupil constriction
Joshua received a golden retriever puppy for his birthday. He picked up the puppy and is
surprised at how soft and fluffy the puppy's fur feels. What love of Joshua's cerebral cortex first
processes the information about the feel of the puppy's fur?
A. Occipital lobe
B. Parietal lobe
C. Temporal lobe
D. Frontal lobe - Answer Parietal lobe
The basic cyclic pattern of inspiration and expiration are established by a respiratory center with
the ____.
A. Thalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebral cortex
D. Medulla oblongata - Answer Medulla oblongata
,A veteran is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. A magnetic
resonance image shows significant damage to the veteran's cerebellum. The damage would
result in difficulty with which of the following functions.
A. Regulation of temperature
B. sensation of pain
C. Regulation of emotion
D. Coordination of movement - Answer Coordination of movement
Which of the ff. Accurately describes the direction of an impulse moving through a neuron that
carries information to the central nervous system (CNS) from the peripheral nervous system
(PNS)?
A. An efferent neuron, impulse moving proximally
B. An efferent neuron, impulse moving distally
C. An afferent neuron, impulse moving proximally
D. An afferent neuron, impulse moving distally. - Answer An afferent neuron, impulse moving
proximally.
Which of the following is an example of a basic nervous system function?
a. Sweating during a yoga class.
b. Feeling afraid of the dark.
c. Learning English as a second language.
d. Remembering a painful experience - Answer a. Sweating during a yoga class
Which of the following statement correctly describes the activation of autonomic nervous
system function within the circulatory system?
A. Sympathetic nervous system activation decreased cardiac output.
B. Sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries found within the salivary glands.
C. Parasympathetic nervous system activation increases heart rate.
D. Para sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries found within erectile tissue. -
Answer Sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries.
Which of the ff. Is an example of lower motor neuron dysfunction?
, A. An individual is told to relax her body. Despite attempts to relax, she experiences repeated,
uncontrollable muscle spasticity.
B. An individual is told to lift her left arm, and she has difficulty doing so. Her left arm appears
shriveled and shorter than her right arm.
C. An individual sits in a relaxed position with her knee partially flexed. When her foot is pulled
upward, the individual involuntarily and rhythmically moves her foot up and down.
D. A metal object is dragged along the bottom of an individual's foot and her toes go into
extension away from the bottom of her foot. - Answer B. An individual is told to lift her arm,
and she has difficulty doing so. Her left arm appears shriveled and shorter than her right arm.
If an individual were to sustain a significant injury to their right cerebral injury to their right
cerebral hemisphere, where right somatosensory loss of function occur?
A. There is no evidence that loss of functioning would occur.
B. Right side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Left side of the body - Answer Left side of the body
Which of the following is not innervated by the autonomic nervous system?
A. Striated skeletal muscle cell
B. Myocardial cell
C. Intestinal muscle cell
D. Branching muscle cell - Answer Striated skeletal muscle cell
Calcium is required for all of the following except ___.
A. Muscle contraction
B. Nerve conduction
C. All of these require calcium
D. Blood clotting - Answer ALL OF THESE REQUIRE CALCIUM
That is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability wherein there is a beak or
weakness on the long arm of the X chromosome
A. Trisomy 21
AND ALL ACTUAL ANSWERS 2026-
2027 UPDATED.
How many pairs of spinal nerves does a normal adult has?
A. 31 Pairs
B. None of the above
C. 12
D. 62 - Answer 31 pairs
Which one of the following is the function of parasympathetic nervous system?
A. Stimulates oil and sweat and glands in the skin.
B. Contraction of hair muscles
C. Acceleration of heart beat
D. Pupil constriction. - Answer Pupil constriction
Joshua received a golden retriever puppy for his birthday. He picked up the puppy and is
surprised at how soft and fluffy the puppy's fur feels. What love of Joshua's cerebral cortex first
processes the information about the feel of the puppy's fur?
A. Occipital lobe
B. Parietal lobe
C. Temporal lobe
D. Frontal lobe - Answer Parietal lobe
The basic cyclic pattern of inspiration and expiration are established by a respiratory center with
the ____.
A. Thalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebral cortex
D. Medulla oblongata - Answer Medulla oblongata
,A veteran is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. A magnetic
resonance image shows significant damage to the veteran's cerebellum. The damage would
result in difficulty with which of the following functions.
A. Regulation of temperature
B. sensation of pain
C. Regulation of emotion
D. Coordination of movement - Answer Coordination of movement
Which of the ff. Accurately describes the direction of an impulse moving through a neuron that
carries information to the central nervous system (CNS) from the peripheral nervous system
(PNS)?
A. An efferent neuron, impulse moving proximally
B. An efferent neuron, impulse moving distally
C. An afferent neuron, impulse moving proximally
D. An afferent neuron, impulse moving distally. - Answer An afferent neuron, impulse moving
proximally.
Which of the following is an example of a basic nervous system function?
a. Sweating during a yoga class.
b. Feeling afraid of the dark.
c. Learning English as a second language.
d. Remembering a painful experience - Answer a. Sweating during a yoga class
Which of the following statement correctly describes the activation of autonomic nervous
system function within the circulatory system?
A. Sympathetic nervous system activation decreased cardiac output.
B. Sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries found within the salivary glands.
C. Parasympathetic nervous system activation increases heart rate.
D. Para sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries found within erectile tissue. -
Answer Sympathetic nervous system activation constricts arteries.
Which of the ff. Is an example of lower motor neuron dysfunction?
, A. An individual is told to relax her body. Despite attempts to relax, she experiences repeated,
uncontrollable muscle spasticity.
B. An individual is told to lift her left arm, and she has difficulty doing so. Her left arm appears
shriveled and shorter than her right arm.
C. An individual sits in a relaxed position with her knee partially flexed. When her foot is pulled
upward, the individual involuntarily and rhythmically moves her foot up and down.
D. A metal object is dragged along the bottom of an individual's foot and her toes go into
extension away from the bottom of her foot. - Answer B. An individual is told to lift her arm,
and she has difficulty doing so. Her left arm appears shriveled and shorter than her right arm.
If an individual were to sustain a significant injury to their right cerebral injury to their right
cerebral hemisphere, where right somatosensory loss of function occur?
A. There is no evidence that loss of functioning would occur.
B. Right side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Left side of the body - Answer Left side of the body
Which of the following is not innervated by the autonomic nervous system?
A. Striated skeletal muscle cell
B. Myocardial cell
C. Intestinal muscle cell
D. Branching muscle cell - Answer Striated skeletal muscle cell
Calcium is required for all of the following except ___.
A. Muscle contraction
B. Nerve conduction
C. All of these require calcium
D. Blood clotting - Answer ALL OF THESE REQUIRE CALCIUM
That is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability wherein there is a beak or
weakness on the long arm of the X chromosome
A. Trisomy 21
