PNS QUIZ | COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027
Question 1
pts
The Peripheral Nervous System is comprised of:
the spine and the spinal nerves
everything OTHER THAN the brain and spinal cord
brain and peripheral nerves
spinal cord and peripheral nerves - correct answer ✔✔everything OTHER THAN the brain and
spinal cord
Question 2
pts
How many total pairs of spinal nerves are there?
12
31
24
8 - correct answer ✔✔31
Question 3
pts
How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?
5
12
8
, 7 - correct answer ✔✔8
Question 4
pts
This covers each nerve fascicle:
schwann cells
epineurium
perineurium
endoneurium - correct answer ✔✔perineurium
Question 5
pts
Area of the skin innervated by a specific spinal nerve for sensory:
myotome
dermatome
dermal nerve region
dermazone - correct answer ✔✔dermatome
Question 6
pts
A complex interwoven network of ventral rami is called:
nerve plexus
nerve ramus
dorsal root
nerve fiber - correct answer ✔✔nerve plexus
2026/2027
Question 1
pts
The Peripheral Nervous System is comprised of:
the spine and the spinal nerves
everything OTHER THAN the brain and spinal cord
brain and peripheral nerves
spinal cord and peripheral nerves - correct answer ✔✔everything OTHER THAN the brain and
spinal cord
Question 2
pts
How many total pairs of spinal nerves are there?
12
31
24
8 - correct answer ✔✔31
Question 3
pts
How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?
5
12
8
, 7 - correct answer ✔✔8
Question 4
pts
This covers each nerve fascicle:
schwann cells
epineurium
perineurium
endoneurium - correct answer ✔✔perineurium
Question 5
pts
Area of the skin innervated by a specific spinal nerve for sensory:
myotome
dermatome
dermal nerve region
dermazone - correct answer ✔✔dermatome
Question 6
pts
A complex interwoven network of ventral rami is called:
nerve plexus
nerve ramus
dorsal root
nerve fiber - correct answer ✔✔nerve plexus