PEBC SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Temporalis muscles facilitate which of the following functions?
a. Hand flexion
b. Thigh abduction
c. Foot dorsiflexion
d. Mastication - ANS d. Mastication
Parasympathetic responses include which of the following?
a. Increased heart rate
b. Blood vessel constriction
c. Increased salvation
d. Constipation - ANS c. Increased salvation
Angiotension-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors may increase blood levels of;
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. magnesium - ANS b. potassium
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, Oxazepam is classified as a;
a. barbituate
b. narcotic
c. stimulant
d. benzodiazepine - ANS d. benzodiazepine
Which of the following medications is a antidepressant?
a. mirtazapine
b. perphenazine
c. zopiclone
d. buspirone - ANS a. mirtazapine
lactose intolerance is defined as a;
a. allergy
b. enzyme deficiency
c. mineral deficiency
d. transporter abnormality - ANS b. enzyme deficiency
Parkinson's disease is characterized by a deficiency of;
a. acetycholine in the motor cortex
b. noradrenaline in the spinal motor neurons
c. gamma aminobutyric (GABA) in the inhibitory pathways
d. dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway - ANS d. dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Temporalis muscles facilitate which of the following functions?
a. Hand flexion
b. Thigh abduction
c. Foot dorsiflexion
d. Mastication - ANS d. Mastication
Parasympathetic responses include which of the following?
a. Increased heart rate
b. Blood vessel constriction
c. Increased salvation
d. Constipation - ANS c. Increased salvation
Angiotension-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors may increase blood levels of;
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. magnesium - ANS b. potassium
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, Oxazepam is classified as a;
a. barbituate
b. narcotic
c. stimulant
d. benzodiazepine - ANS d. benzodiazepine
Which of the following medications is a antidepressant?
a. mirtazapine
b. perphenazine
c. zopiclone
d. buspirone - ANS a. mirtazapine
lactose intolerance is defined as a;
a. allergy
b. enzyme deficiency
c. mineral deficiency
d. transporter abnormality - ANS b. enzyme deficiency
Parkinson's disease is characterized by a deficiency of;
a. acetycholine in the motor cortex
b. noradrenaline in the spinal motor neurons
c. gamma aminobutyric (GABA) in the inhibitory pathways
d. dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway - ANS d. dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway
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