VTNE PREP COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Glucagon. Answer: Endocrine hormone which INCREASES blood
glucose
◉ Afferent. Answer: Nerves which carry impulses toward the brain
◉ Sensory. Answer: Afferent nerves are which: sensory/motor?
◉ Efferent. Answer: Nerves which carry impulses from the brain to
the periphery
◉ Motor. Answer: Efferent nerves are which: sensory/motor?
◉ Afferent. Answer: Dendrites are: afferent/efferent ?
◉ Efferent. Answer: Axons are: afferent/efferent ?
◉ Sympathetic. Answer: Which part of the nervous system uses
adrenergic neurotransmitters catecholemines/epi ?
,◉ Parasympathetic. Answer: Which part of the nervous system uses
cholinergic neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) ?
◉ Neuron cell bodies. Answer: What makes up gray matter?
◉ Axons. Answer: What makes up white matter?
◉ Oligodendrocytes. Answer: What makes up the myelin sheath in
the CNS ?
◉ Schwan cells. Answer: What makes up the myelin sheath in the
PNS?
◉ Resting membrane potential. Answer: Cell is negative on the
inside (K) and positive on the outside (Na)
◉ Action potential. Answer: Sodium channels open, sodium flows
into the cell (cell now positive)
◉ Repolarization. Answer: Return of the cell to resting state, caused
by reentry of potassium into the cell while sodium exits the cell (cell
now negative)
,◉ Ca. Answer: In the heart, depolarization/action potential occurs
primarily due to an influx of which ion into the cells?
◉ K. Answer: Which ion is responsible for neural repolarization
during an action potential?
◉ Dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater. Answer: 3 layers of
the meninges
◉ On old Olympus' towering top, a fine, vocal German viewed some
hops. Answer: Cranial nerves mnemonic
◉ Six sailors made merry, but my brother said, "Bad business, my
man.". Answer: TYPE of cranial nerve mnemonic
◉ Olfactory. Answer: CN I ; sensory
◉ Optic. Answer: CN II ; sensory
◉ Oculomotor. Answer: CN III ; motor ; eye movement, pupil size,
focusing lens
◉ Trochlear. Answer: CN IV ; motor ; eye movement
, ◉ Trigeminal. Answer: CN V ; motor/sensory ; sensations of the
head/teeth, chewing
◉ Abducent. Answer: CN VI ; motor ; eye movement
◉ Facial. Answer: CN VII ; motor/sensory ; face movement,
salivation, tears, taste
◉ Vestibulocochlear. Answer: CN VIII ; sensory ; balance, hearing
◉ Glossopharyngeal. Answer: CN IX ; motor/sensory ; tongue
movement, swallowing, salivation, taste
◉ Vagus. Answer: CN X ; motor/sensory ; sensory from GIT/Resp,
motor to larynx/pharynx, abd/thoracic organs
◉ Accessory. Answer: CN XI ; motor ; head movement, accessory to
vagus
◉ Hypoglossal. Answer: CN XII ; motor ; tongue movement
FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Glucagon. Answer: Endocrine hormone which INCREASES blood
glucose
◉ Afferent. Answer: Nerves which carry impulses toward the brain
◉ Sensory. Answer: Afferent nerves are which: sensory/motor?
◉ Efferent. Answer: Nerves which carry impulses from the brain to
the periphery
◉ Motor. Answer: Efferent nerves are which: sensory/motor?
◉ Afferent. Answer: Dendrites are: afferent/efferent ?
◉ Efferent. Answer: Axons are: afferent/efferent ?
◉ Sympathetic. Answer: Which part of the nervous system uses
adrenergic neurotransmitters catecholemines/epi ?
,◉ Parasympathetic. Answer: Which part of the nervous system uses
cholinergic neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) ?
◉ Neuron cell bodies. Answer: What makes up gray matter?
◉ Axons. Answer: What makes up white matter?
◉ Oligodendrocytes. Answer: What makes up the myelin sheath in
the CNS ?
◉ Schwan cells. Answer: What makes up the myelin sheath in the
PNS?
◉ Resting membrane potential. Answer: Cell is negative on the
inside (K) and positive on the outside (Na)
◉ Action potential. Answer: Sodium channels open, sodium flows
into the cell (cell now positive)
◉ Repolarization. Answer: Return of the cell to resting state, caused
by reentry of potassium into the cell while sodium exits the cell (cell
now negative)
,◉ Ca. Answer: In the heart, depolarization/action potential occurs
primarily due to an influx of which ion into the cells?
◉ K. Answer: Which ion is responsible for neural repolarization
during an action potential?
◉ Dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater. Answer: 3 layers of
the meninges
◉ On old Olympus' towering top, a fine, vocal German viewed some
hops. Answer: Cranial nerves mnemonic
◉ Six sailors made merry, but my brother said, "Bad business, my
man.". Answer: TYPE of cranial nerve mnemonic
◉ Olfactory. Answer: CN I ; sensory
◉ Optic. Answer: CN II ; sensory
◉ Oculomotor. Answer: CN III ; motor ; eye movement, pupil size,
focusing lens
◉ Trochlear. Answer: CN IV ; motor ; eye movement
, ◉ Trigeminal. Answer: CN V ; motor/sensory ; sensations of the
head/teeth, chewing
◉ Abducent. Answer: CN VI ; motor ; eye movement
◉ Facial. Answer: CN VII ; motor/sensory ; face movement,
salivation, tears, taste
◉ Vestibulocochlear. Answer: CN VIII ; sensory ; balance, hearing
◉ Glossopharyngeal. Answer: CN IX ; motor/sensory ; tongue
movement, swallowing, salivation, taste
◉ Vagus. Answer: CN X ; motor/sensory ; sensory from GIT/Resp,
motor to larynx/pharynx, abd/thoracic organs
◉ Accessory. Answer: CN XI ; motor ; head movement, accessory to
vagus
◉ Hypoglossal. Answer: CN XII ; motor ; tongue movement
