Nerve Conduction Board Exam – Practice
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The ulnar nerve is a branch of which cord of the brachial plexus?
a. medial
b. lateral
c. posterior
d. upper - CORRECT ANSWER - a. medial
With Martin-Gruber Anastomosis you will see?
a. the median wrist response is smaller than the elbow response.
b. when performing ulnar nerve stimulation the elbow response is smaller than the
wrist.
c. an ulnar conduction block is seen in the forearm
d. both a and b can be correct
e. all the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d. both a and b can be correct
A sensory branch of the femoral nerve and the only portion of the femoral nerve to
continue past the knee describes the?
a. lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
b. saphenous nerve
c. lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
d. lateral plantar nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - b. saphenous nerve
,The nerve most likely to be injured in fractures of the medial epicondyle is the?
a. radial
b. axillary
c. ulnar
d. median - CORRECT ANSWER - c. ulnar
The resting membrane potential of nerve and muscle is?
a. 30 to 50 mV
b. 70 to 90 mV
c. -90 to -70 mV
d. -50 to -30 mV - CORRECT ANSWER - c. -90 to -70 mV
Which nerve is probably damaged if a patient cannot abduct the arm beyond 25
degrees?
a. axillary
b. radial
c. musculocutaneous
d. median
e. ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER - a. axillary
The middle trunk of the brachial plexus is formed by anterior rami of which spinal
cord segments?
a. C7
b. C6 and C7
, c. C6
d. C5 and C6 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. C7
Loss of pronation of the hand suggests a lesion of the?
a. median nerve
b. radial nerve
c. ulnar nerve
d. musculocutaneous nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - a. median nerve
After a time, when a motor nerve to a muscle is sectioned, the muscles will atrophy
(get smaller). If you notice that the thenar muscle is atrophied, which nerve would you
suppose has been injured?
a. musculocutaneous
b. ulnar
c. radial
d. median - CORRECT ANSWER - d. median
What is the name for the neurotransmitter found in neuromuscular junctions?
a. Calcium
b. Acetylcholine
c. Serotonin
d. GABA - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Acetylcholine
The Common Peroneal nerve bifurcates and becomes the?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The ulnar nerve is a branch of which cord of the brachial plexus?
a. medial
b. lateral
c. posterior
d. upper - CORRECT ANSWER - a. medial
With Martin-Gruber Anastomosis you will see?
a. the median wrist response is smaller than the elbow response.
b. when performing ulnar nerve stimulation the elbow response is smaller than the
wrist.
c. an ulnar conduction block is seen in the forearm
d. both a and b can be correct
e. all the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d. both a and b can be correct
A sensory branch of the femoral nerve and the only portion of the femoral nerve to
continue past the knee describes the?
a. lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
b. saphenous nerve
c. lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
d. lateral plantar nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - b. saphenous nerve
,The nerve most likely to be injured in fractures of the medial epicondyle is the?
a. radial
b. axillary
c. ulnar
d. median - CORRECT ANSWER - c. ulnar
The resting membrane potential of nerve and muscle is?
a. 30 to 50 mV
b. 70 to 90 mV
c. -90 to -70 mV
d. -50 to -30 mV - CORRECT ANSWER - c. -90 to -70 mV
Which nerve is probably damaged if a patient cannot abduct the arm beyond 25
degrees?
a. axillary
b. radial
c. musculocutaneous
d. median
e. ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER - a. axillary
The middle trunk of the brachial plexus is formed by anterior rami of which spinal
cord segments?
a. C7
b. C6 and C7
, c. C6
d. C5 and C6 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. C7
Loss of pronation of the hand suggests a lesion of the?
a. median nerve
b. radial nerve
c. ulnar nerve
d. musculocutaneous nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - a. median nerve
After a time, when a motor nerve to a muscle is sectioned, the muscles will atrophy
(get smaller). If you notice that the thenar muscle is atrophied, which nerve would you
suppose has been injured?
a. musculocutaneous
b. ulnar
c. radial
d. median - CORRECT ANSWER - d. median
What is the name for the neurotransmitter found in neuromuscular junctions?
a. Calcium
b. Acetylcholine
c. Serotonin
d. GABA - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Acetylcholine
The Common Peroneal nerve bifurcates and becomes the?
