NREMT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
nervousbsystembisbdividedbintob-bans-pnsbnbcns
cnsbincludesbtheb-bans-brainbnbspinalbcord
pnsbincludesb-bans-allbthebnervesbinbthebbrainbnbspinebandbcranialbnerves
howbmanybcranialbnervesbarebthere?b-bans-12
pnsbisbfurtherbdividedbintob-bans-somaticbnbautonomic
somaticbcontrolsb-bans-sensorybnbmotor
autonomicbcontrolsb-bans-automaticbnbinvoluntarybmovements
autonomicbnervousbsystembisbfurtherbdividedbintob-bans-
sympatheticbnbparasympathetic
whichbonebisbfightborbflightb-bans-sympathetic
sympatheticbcausesb-bans-
sweatbsecretion,bpupilbdilation,bvasoconstriction,bimprovedbbloodbflow,bincreasedb
cardiacboutput,bbronchodilation
sympatheticbreleasesbwhichbhormoneb-bans-catecholamines
catecholaminesbisbalsobknownbasb-bans-epinephrinebnbnorepinephrine
parasympatheticbisbrestbnbdigestbresponse;bitbcausesb-bans-
increasebinbdigestivebactivity,bpupilbconstriction,bbronchoconstriction,bdecreasebinb
hrbnbdecreasebinbco
thebneurotransmitterbreleasedbbybpnsbisbcalledb-bans-acetylcholine
Acetylcholinebcausesb-bans-
abparasympatheticbresponsebdependingbonbwhichbreceptorbsitesbrbinvolved
, thisbparasympatheticbresponsebisbcalledb-bans-"abcholinergicbresponse"
ifbachbreachesbthebreceptorbsitesbinbtheblungs,bitbwillbcauseb-bans-
bronchoconstriction
listbtheb3bmeningesbofbthebbrain;bfrombouterbtobinnerb-bans--durabmater
-arachnoid
-piabmater
thebcerebrumbisbakab-bans-cerebralbcortex
thebcerebrumbisbdividedbintobhowbmanybhemispheresbnblobesb-bans-
2bhemispheresb
4blobes
thebfrontalblobebincludesb-bans-prefrontalbcortex,bmotorbcortex,bbroca'sbarea
brocasbareabisbresponsiblebforb-bans-speechbproduction
parietalblobebisblocatedb-bans-Behindbthebfrontalblobe
parietalblobebisbresponsiblebforb-bans-sensorybinformationbandbspatialbprocessing
occipitalblobebisblocatedb-bans-atbthebbackbofbthebbrain
occipitalblobebisbresponsiblebforb-bans-visualbprocessing
temporalblobebincludesb-bans-auditorybcortex,bWernicke'sbareabandbhippocampus
whatbarebtheb3bstructuresbofbthebtemporalblobebresponsiblebforb-bans--
auditorybcortex=bsoundbprocess
-wernickesbareab=blanguagebreceptionbnbcomprehensionb
-hippocampus=bmemorybformation
hypothalamusbisbresponsiblebforb-bans-homeostasis
whenbbloodbsaltblevelsbarebhigh,bthebhippocampusb-bans-releasesbanti-
diureticbhormone;bstimulatingbthirstbnbpromptingbkidneysbtobreabsorbbwater
limbicbsystembisbmadebupbofb-bans-hippocampus,bamygdala,bseptalbnuclei
Limbicbsystembisbresponsiblebforb-bans-
Regulatingbemotion,bbehaviorbandbmotivation.bmemorybtoo
ANSWERS
nervousbsystembisbdividedbintob-bans-pnsbnbcns
cnsbincludesbtheb-bans-brainbnbspinalbcord
pnsbincludesb-bans-allbthebnervesbinbthebbrainbnbspinebandbcranialbnerves
howbmanybcranialbnervesbarebthere?b-bans-12
pnsbisbfurtherbdividedbintob-bans-somaticbnbautonomic
somaticbcontrolsb-bans-sensorybnbmotor
autonomicbcontrolsb-bans-automaticbnbinvoluntarybmovements
autonomicbnervousbsystembisbfurtherbdividedbintob-bans-
sympatheticbnbparasympathetic
whichbonebisbfightborbflightb-bans-sympathetic
sympatheticbcausesb-bans-
sweatbsecretion,bpupilbdilation,bvasoconstriction,bimprovedbbloodbflow,bincreasedb
cardiacboutput,bbronchodilation
sympatheticbreleasesbwhichbhormoneb-bans-catecholamines
catecholaminesbisbalsobknownbasb-bans-epinephrinebnbnorepinephrine
parasympatheticbisbrestbnbdigestbresponse;bitbcausesb-bans-
increasebinbdigestivebactivity,bpupilbconstriction,bbronchoconstriction,bdecreasebinb
hrbnbdecreasebinbco
thebneurotransmitterbreleasedbbybpnsbisbcalledb-bans-acetylcholine
Acetylcholinebcausesb-bans-
abparasympatheticbresponsebdependingbonbwhichbreceptorbsitesbrbinvolved
, thisbparasympatheticbresponsebisbcalledb-bans-"abcholinergicbresponse"
ifbachbreachesbthebreceptorbsitesbinbtheblungs,bitbwillbcauseb-bans-
bronchoconstriction
listbtheb3bmeningesbofbthebbrain;bfrombouterbtobinnerb-bans--durabmater
-arachnoid
-piabmater
thebcerebrumbisbakab-bans-cerebralbcortex
thebcerebrumbisbdividedbintobhowbmanybhemispheresbnblobesb-bans-
2bhemispheresb
4blobes
thebfrontalblobebincludesb-bans-prefrontalbcortex,bmotorbcortex,bbroca'sbarea
brocasbareabisbresponsiblebforb-bans-speechbproduction
parietalblobebisblocatedb-bans-Behindbthebfrontalblobe
parietalblobebisbresponsiblebforb-bans-sensorybinformationbandbspatialbprocessing
occipitalblobebisblocatedb-bans-atbthebbackbofbthebbrain
occipitalblobebisbresponsiblebforb-bans-visualbprocessing
temporalblobebincludesb-bans-auditorybcortex,bWernicke'sbareabandbhippocampus
whatbarebtheb3bstructuresbofbthebtemporalblobebresponsiblebforb-bans--
auditorybcortex=bsoundbprocess
-wernickesbareab=blanguagebreceptionbnbcomprehensionb
-hippocampus=bmemorybformation
hypothalamusbisbresponsiblebforb-bans-homeostasis
whenbbloodbsaltblevelsbarebhigh,bthebhippocampusb-bans-releasesbanti-
diureticbhormone;bstimulatingbthirstbnbpromptingbkidneysbtobreabsorbbwater
limbicbsystembisbmadebupbofb-bans-hippocampus,bamygdala,bseptalbnuclei
Limbicbsystembisbresponsiblebforb-bans-
Regulatingbemotion,bbehaviorbandbmotivation.bmemorybtoo