NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Antecubital Space - Correct answer-Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in
front of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus).
Arrhythmia - Correct answer-Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm
of the heartbeat.
Blood Pressure - Correct answer-Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood
vessels.
Brachial - Correct answer-Relating to the arm.
Carotid - Correct answer-Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side
of the neck that carry blood to the head.
Depth - Correct answer-In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
Diastolic - Correct answer-The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the
heart chambers.
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,Electrocardiogram - Correct answer-Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis
of heart abnormalities. It generates a record of the electrical currents associated
with heart muscle activity.
Korotkoff Sounds - Correct answer-Specific sounds heard when one is taking a
blood pressure.
Metabolism - Correct answer-Physical and chemical processes that occur within a
living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life.
Oximetry - Correct answer-Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
Palpate - Correct answer-To examine or explore by touching.
Pulse - Correct answer-Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular
contractions of the heart.
Radial - Correct answer-Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
Rate - Correct answer-A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
Respiration - Correct answer-Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
Rhythm - Correct answer-A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
Sphygmomanometer - Correct answer-Instrument for measuring blood pressure in
the arteries.
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,Stethoscope - Correct answer-Instrument used for listening to sounds produced
within the body.
Systolic - Correct answer-Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the
ventricles.
Temperature - Correct answer-Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an
environment.
Thermometer - Correct answer-Instrument for measuring temperature.
Tympanic - Correct answer-Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
Volume - Correct answer-Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
Detection - Correct answer-Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or
decay.
Extraoral - Correct answer-Outside the oral cavity.
Furcation - Correct answer-Area between two or more root branches.
Intraoral - Correct answer-Within the oral cavity.
Mobility - Correct answer-To have movement.
Morphology - Correct answer-Branch of biology that deals with form and
structure.
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, Palpation - Correct answer-Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
Probing - Correct answer-Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and
measure the periodontal pocket.
Restoration - Correct answer-The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth
to a functional permanent unit.
Symmetric - Correct answer-Balanced or even on both sides.
Agar - Correct answer-Gelatin-type material derived from seaweed.
Alginate - Correct answer-Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking
preliminary impressions.
Base - Correct answer-Foundation or the basic ingredient of a material.
Border Molding - Correct answer-Process of using fingers to contour a closer
adaptation of the margins of an impression while still in the mouth.
Catalyst - Correct answer-Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a
chemical reaction.
Centric - Correct answer-Having an object centred, such as maxillary teeth entered
over mandibular teeth in correct relation.
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Antecubital Space - Correct answer-Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in
front of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus).
Arrhythmia - Correct answer-Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm
of the heartbeat.
Blood Pressure - Correct answer-Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood
vessels.
Brachial - Correct answer-Relating to the arm.
Carotid - Correct answer-Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side
of the neck that carry blood to the head.
Depth - Correct answer-In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
Diastolic - Correct answer-The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the
heart chambers.
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,Electrocardiogram - Correct answer-Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis
of heart abnormalities. It generates a record of the electrical currents associated
with heart muscle activity.
Korotkoff Sounds - Correct answer-Specific sounds heard when one is taking a
blood pressure.
Metabolism - Correct answer-Physical and chemical processes that occur within a
living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life.
Oximetry - Correct answer-Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
Palpate - Correct answer-To examine or explore by touching.
Pulse - Correct answer-Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular
contractions of the heart.
Radial - Correct answer-Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
Rate - Correct answer-A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
Respiration - Correct answer-Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
Rhythm - Correct answer-A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
Sphygmomanometer - Correct answer-Instrument for measuring blood pressure in
the arteries.
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,Stethoscope - Correct answer-Instrument used for listening to sounds produced
within the body.
Systolic - Correct answer-Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the
ventricles.
Temperature - Correct answer-Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an
environment.
Thermometer - Correct answer-Instrument for measuring temperature.
Tympanic - Correct answer-Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
Volume - Correct answer-Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
Detection - Correct answer-Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or
decay.
Extraoral - Correct answer-Outside the oral cavity.
Furcation - Correct answer-Area between two or more root branches.
Intraoral - Correct answer-Within the oral cavity.
Mobility - Correct answer-To have movement.
Morphology - Correct answer-Branch of biology that deals with form and
structure.
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, Palpation - Correct answer-Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
Probing - Correct answer-Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and
measure the periodontal pocket.
Restoration - Correct answer-The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth
to a functional permanent unit.
Symmetric - Correct answer-Balanced or even on both sides.
Agar - Correct answer-Gelatin-type material derived from seaweed.
Alginate - Correct answer-Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking
preliminary impressions.
Base - Correct answer-Foundation or the basic ingredient of a material.
Border Molding - Correct answer-Process of using fingers to contour a closer
adaptation of the margins of an impression while still in the mouth.
Catalyst - Correct answer-Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a
chemical reaction.
Centric - Correct answer-Having an object centred, such as maxillary teeth entered
over mandibular teeth in correct relation.
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