APEA 3P EXAM: KEY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Circumscribed eleva ons of the skin filled with serous fluid -correct answersLesions measuring
approximately 0.5cm, seen in herpes simplex or varicella.
Cranial nerve V -correct answersThe cranial nerve that innervates the principal muscles involved
when closing the mouth.
Transverse Foramen -correct answersThe structure that creates a channel for the vertebral
artery.
Polycythemia -correct answersNOT a compliant pa ent with type 1 diabetes.
Pediculosis capi s -correct answersThe chief complaint is itching.
Ischial tuberosity -correct answersThe large swelling posteriorly on the superior ramus of the
ischium that bears most of the weight in si ng.
Percussion technique -correct answersPercussing areas over the scapulae would be omi ed
when percussing the posterior chest.
Tonic pupil -correct answersCondi on indicated by a right pupil that appears larger than the le
and reacts much slower to light.
, Focal seizure that becomes generalized -correct answersType of seizure ac vity where the
pa ent experiences par al seizures resembling tonic-clonic seizures.
Symmetric weakness pa ern -correct answersType of weakness suggested by a female pa ent
complaining of weakness in both arms when transferring wet clothes.
Bimanual vaginal exam -correct answersTo palpate the right ovary, the pelvic hand needs to be
in the right lateral fornix.
Delirium -correct answersA serious disturbance in a person's mental abili es resul ng in
decreased awareness of one's environment and confused thinking.
Weber test -correct answersA screening test for hearing loss that can detect both sensorineural
and conduc ve hearing loss.
Trochlear groove -correct answersThe groove on the anterior aspect of the distal femur where
the patella slides during knee flexion and extension.
Abdominal aor c aneurysm (AAA) -correct answersCondi on associated with sudden, intense
le lower abdominal pain radia ng to the back and a tearing sensa on.
Vitreous floaters -correct answersDark specks noted between the fundus and the lens during an
ophthalmoscopic examina on.
Transverse lie -correct answersCondi on of the fetus when bu ocks and head are not easily
palpated at the fundus during the first Leopold maneuver.
Flexion -correct answersMovement of the shoulder girdle when the pa ent moves his arm in
front of his body during a musculoskeletal examina on.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Circumscribed eleva ons of the skin filled with serous fluid -correct answersLesions measuring
approximately 0.5cm, seen in herpes simplex or varicella.
Cranial nerve V -correct answersThe cranial nerve that innervates the principal muscles involved
when closing the mouth.
Transverse Foramen -correct answersThe structure that creates a channel for the vertebral
artery.
Polycythemia -correct answersNOT a compliant pa ent with type 1 diabetes.
Pediculosis capi s -correct answersThe chief complaint is itching.
Ischial tuberosity -correct answersThe large swelling posteriorly on the superior ramus of the
ischium that bears most of the weight in si ng.
Percussion technique -correct answersPercussing areas over the scapulae would be omi ed
when percussing the posterior chest.
Tonic pupil -correct answersCondi on indicated by a right pupil that appears larger than the le
and reacts much slower to light.
, Focal seizure that becomes generalized -correct answersType of seizure ac vity where the
pa ent experiences par al seizures resembling tonic-clonic seizures.
Symmetric weakness pa ern -correct answersType of weakness suggested by a female pa ent
complaining of weakness in both arms when transferring wet clothes.
Bimanual vaginal exam -correct answersTo palpate the right ovary, the pelvic hand needs to be
in the right lateral fornix.
Delirium -correct answersA serious disturbance in a person's mental abili es resul ng in
decreased awareness of one's environment and confused thinking.
Weber test -correct answersA screening test for hearing loss that can detect both sensorineural
and conduc ve hearing loss.
Trochlear groove -correct answersThe groove on the anterior aspect of the distal femur where
the patella slides during knee flexion and extension.
Abdominal aor c aneurysm (AAA) -correct answersCondi on associated with sudden, intense
le lower abdominal pain radia ng to the back and a tearing sensa on.
Vitreous floaters -correct answersDark specks noted between the fundus and the lens during an
ophthalmoscopic examina on.
Transverse lie -correct answersCondi on of the fetus when bu ocks and head are not easily
palpated at the fundus during the first Leopold maneuver.
Flexion -correct answersMovement of the shoulder girdle when the pa ent moves his arm in
front of his body during a musculoskeletal examina on.
