APEA NEUROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ NEWEST!
When assessing coordination of muscle movement, four areas of the nervous
system function in an integrated way. These areas include the motor, cerebellar, the
vestibular, and the sensory systems. Which system coordinates head movements?
Motor system
Cerebellar system
Vestibular system
Sensory system
Vestibular system
An abnormal or unpleasant sense of touch is termed:
dysarthria.
dysesthesia.
metatarsalgia.
paresthesia.
dysesthesia
,A patient who is being evaluated for frequent headaches, mentions that the
headache worsens with coughing, sneezing, or when changing positions.
Increasing pain with these maneuvers may be suggestive of:
a brain tumor.
a migraine.
seizure activity.
subarachnoid hemorrhage.
a brain tumor
Which one of the following senses is most often affected in patients on long-term
antibiotic therapy?
Touch
Taste
Smell
Hearing
hearing
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear:
at rest.
with voluntary movement.
, when the affected part is actively maintaining a posture.
when the target gets closer.
with voluntary movement
Symptoms indicative of Shaken Baby Syndrome are related to:
poor nutrition and lack of parental bonding.
vaso-occlusive crisis and cerebral infarction.
uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia.
microcephaly and premature closures of the cranial sutures.
uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia
During this type of seizure activity, the patient loses consciousness suddenly,
sometimes with a cry, and the body stiffens into tonic extensor rigidity. Breathing
stops, and the person becomes cyanotic. A clonic phase of rhythmic muscular
contraction follows. This type of seizure activity is referred to as a:
focal seizure with impairment of consciousness.
Jacksonian seizure.
focal seizure that become generalized.
grand mal seizure.
grand mal seizure
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ NEWEST!
When assessing coordination of muscle movement, four areas of the nervous
system function in an integrated way. These areas include the motor, cerebellar, the
vestibular, and the sensory systems. Which system coordinates head movements?
Motor system
Cerebellar system
Vestibular system
Sensory system
Vestibular system
An abnormal or unpleasant sense of touch is termed:
dysarthria.
dysesthesia.
metatarsalgia.
paresthesia.
dysesthesia
,A patient who is being evaluated for frequent headaches, mentions that the
headache worsens with coughing, sneezing, or when changing positions.
Increasing pain with these maneuvers may be suggestive of:
a brain tumor.
a migraine.
seizure activity.
subarachnoid hemorrhage.
a brain tumor
Which one of the following senses is most often affected in patients on long-term
antibiotic therapy?
Touch
Taste
Smell
Hearing
hearing
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear:
at rest.
with voluntary movement.
, when the affected part is actively maintaining a posture.
when the target gets closer.
with voluntary movement
Symptoms indicative of Shaken Baby Syndrome are related to:
poor nutrition and lack of parental bonding.
vaso-occlusive crisis and cerebral infarction.
uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia.
microcephaly and premature closures of the cranial sutures.
uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia
During this type of seizure activity, the patient loses consciousness suddenly,
sometimes with a cry, and the body stiffens into tonic extensor rigidity. Breathing
stops, and the person becomes cyanotic. A clonic phase of rhythmic muscular
contraction follows. This type of seizure activity is referred to as a:
focal seizure with impairment of consciousness.
Jacksonian seizure.
focal seizure that become generalized.
grand mal seizure.
grand mal seizure
