APMLE PODIATRY PART I |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED
EDITION|GRADED A+
Question 1
A patient presents with a drooping of the right side of the mouth and is unable to close
the right eye tightly. The cause of these deficits is most likely damage to which of the
following nerves on the right?
a) facial
b) hypoglossal
c) trigeminal
d) oculomotor
CORRECT ANSWER
facial
Question 2
The most common injection site for a cervical block is the
a) posterior border of the omohyoid muscle
b) posterior border of the sternohyoid muscle
c) posterior border of the SCM
d) anterior border of the SCM
CORRECT ANSWER
posterior border of the SCM
Question 3
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,Cardiac catherization reveals an area of occlusion of the circumflex branch of the left
coronary artery in a patient with right dominant coronary vasculature. The damage to the
heart would involve the
a) right and left ventricles
b) right atrium and left ventricle
c) left atrium and left ventricle
d) left ventricle and interventricular septum
CORRECT ANSWER
left atrium and left ventricle
Question 4
All of the following are supplied by oculomotor nerve EXCEPT the
a) medial rectus
b) lateral rectus
c) inferior rectus
d) inferior oblique
CORRECT ANSWER
lateral rectus
Question 5
Which is an effect of an increase in the area of SER in hepatocytes?
a) increased serum albumin production
b) decreased serum albumin production
c) increased half life of many drugs
d) decreased half life of many drugs
CORRECT ANSWER
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, decreased half life of many drugs
Question 6
By increasing the area of the SER, the ability of the hepatocyte to metabolize drugs is
increased
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 7
Which provides the parasympathetic innervation to the spleen?
a) vagus
b) glossopharyngeal
c) spinal accessory
d) greater splanchnic
CORRECT ANSWER
vagus
Question 8
What artery is most likely to be damaged with a scaphoid fracture?
a) anterior interosseous
b) posterior interosseous
c) radial
d) ulnar
CORRECT ANSWER
radial
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED
EDITION|GRADED A+
Question 1
A patient presents with a drooping of the right side of the mouth and is unable to close
the right eye tightly. The cause of these deficits is most likely damage to which of the
following nerves on the right?
a) facial
b) hypoglossal
c) trigeminal
d) oculomotor
CORRECT ANSWER
facial
Question 2
The most common injection site for a cervical block is the
a) posterior border of the omohyoid muscle
b) posterior border of the sternohyoid muscle
c) posterior border of the SCM
d) anterior border of the SCM
CORRECT ANSWER
posterior border of the SCM
Question 3
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,Cardiac catherization reveals an area of occlusion of the circumflex branch of the left
coronary artery in a patient with right dominant coronary vasculature. The damage to the
heart would involve the
a) right and left ventricles
b) right atrium and left ventricle
c) left atrium and left ventricle
d) left ventricle and interventricular septum
CORRECT ANSWER
left atrium and left ventricle
Question 4
All of the following are supplied by oculomotor nerve EXCEPT the
a) medial rectus
b) lateral rectus
c) inferior rectus
d) inferior oblique
CORRECT ANSWER
lateral rectus
Question 5
Which is an effect of an increase in the area of SER in hepatocytes?
a) increased serum albumin production
b) decreased serum albumin production
c) increased half life of many drugs
d) decreased half life of many drugs
CORRECT ANSWER
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, decreased half life of many drugs
Question 6
By increasing the area of the SER, the ability of the hepatocyte to metabolize drugs is
increased
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 7
Which provides the parasympathetic innervation to the spleen?
a) vagus
b) glossopharyngeal
c) spinal accessory
d) greater splanchnic
CORRECT ANSWER
vagus
Question 8
What artery is most likely to be damaged with a scaphoid fracture?
a) anterior interosseous
b) posterior interosseous
c) radial
d) ulnar
CORRECT ANSWER
radial
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