NCAC II EXAMS SET 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Agonist / antagonist . Answer: Counteracts or inhibits
Neurotransmitter effects on the postsynaptic cell
◉ Akathisia . Answer: Restlessness-for mild anxiety to difficult lying or
sitting still to insomnia: often an extrapyraMidal side effects produced
by neuroleptic drugs
◉ Anticholinergic . Answer: Acetylcholine blocker in CNS and PNS
◉ Antiemetic . Answer: Aids and prevention of nausea and vomiting
◉ Arrhythmia . Answer: A typical heart rhythm
◉ Arthralgia . Answer: Joint pain
◉ Ataxia . Answer: Lots of muscle coordination, especially voluntary
muscles
, ◉ Athetosis . Answer: Involuntary writing movements
◉ Augmentor . Answer: Medications prescribed increased efficacy of a
primary medication
◉ Autonomic . Answer: Involuntary portion of nervous system
◉ Ballosmus . Answer: Violent flinging movement of one or more
limbs or body parts
◉ Bradycardia . Answer: Slow heartbeat
◉ Bradyphrenia . Answer: Slowness of thought
◉ Campral . Answer: Drug treatment for alcohol abuse and inhibits
GABA and glutamate pathways to reduce reinforcement and minimize
drug cravings
◉ Chorea . Answer: Involuntary brief unexpected jerky movements that
flow from one body part to another
◉ Choreoathetosis . Answer: A combination of chorea and Athetosis
movements (involuntary jerking movements and writing movements)
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Agonist / antagonist . Answer: Counteracts or inhibits
Neurotransmitter effects on the postsynaptic cell
◉ Akathisia . Answer: Restlessness-for mild anxiety to difficult lying or
sitting still to insomnia: often an extrapyraMidal side effects produced
by neuroleptic drugs
◉ Anticholinergic . Answer: Acetylcholine blocker in CNS and PNS
◉ Antiemetic . Answer: Aids and prevention of nausea and vomiting
◉ Arrhythmia . Answer: A typical heart rhythm
◉ Arthralgia . Answer: Joint pain
◉ Ataxia . Answer: Lots of muscle coordination, especially voluntary
muscles
, ◉ Athetosis . Answer: Involuntary writing movements
◉ Augmentor . Answer: Medications prescribed increased efficacy of a
primary medication
◉ Autonomic . Answer: Involuntary portion of nervous system
◉ Ballosmus . Answer: Violent flinging movement of one or more
limbs or body parts
◉ Bradycardia . Answer: Slow heartbeat
◉ Bradyphrenia . Answer: Slowness of thought
◉ Campral . Answer: Drug treatment for alcohol abuse and inhibits
GABA and glutamate pathways to reduce reinforcement and minimize
drug cravings
◉ Chorea . Answer: Involuntary brief unexpected jerky movements that
flow from one body part to another
◉ Choreoathetosis . Answer: A combination of chorea and Athetosis
movements (involuntary jerking movements and writing movements)
