NBCOT vocabulary Preparedness baseline Exam
knowledge Questions with Expertly written solution
2025/2026
Dystrohpy - correct answer condition of abnormal development often in
the degeneration of muscles
Atrophy - correct answer partial or complete wasting away of a body part
Dysdiadochokinesia - correct answer inability to perform rapidly
alternating movements such as rhythmically tapping finger due to
cerebellar lesion
Dysmetria - correct answer difficulty properly measuring distance with
muscular acts, tend to overestimate or underestimate ROM needed to
place limbs
Areflexia - correct answer absence of a reflex such as knee jerk reaction,
positive signs of nerve damage
Dyspraxia - correct answer difficulty with planing movements, especially
complex or new movements
Postural disorders - correct answer decreased muscle tone impacting
stability
Ideation - correct answer process of creating new ideas
, Sucicidal ideation - correct answer thoughts about suicide
Proprioception - correct answer sense of how own limbs are oriented in
space
Sterognosis - correct answer perceiving the form of an object by the
sense of touch
Ischemia - correct answer restricted blood supply and oxygen to a part of
the body
Infarction - correct answer formation of an area of tissue death due to
local lack of oxygen by obstruction of the tissue's blood supply
Dyspnea - correct answer shortness of breath
Ascites - correct answer excessive fluid in space between tissues lining
abdomen and abdominal organs
Orthopnea - correct answer shortness of breath occurs when lying flat
Diaphoresis - correct answer excessive sweating associated with
decreased cardiac output
Cyanosis - correct answer bluish color related to decreased cardiac
output or cold, especially in lips, finger tips, and nail beds
Pallor - correct answer absence of rosy color in light skinned individuals
knowledge Questions with Expertly written solution
2025/2026
Dystrohpy - correct answer condition of abnormal development often in
the degeneration of muscles
Atrophy - correct answer partial or complete wasting away of a body part
Dysdiadochokinesia - correct answer inability to perform rapidly
alternating movements such as rhythmically tapping finger due to
cerebellar lesion
Dysmetria - correct answer difficulty properly measuring distance with
muscular acts, tend to overestimate or underestimate ROM needed to
place limbs
Areflexia - correct answer absence of a reflex such as knee jerk reaction,
positive signs of nerve damage
Dyspraxia - correct answer difficulty with planing movements, especially
complex or new movements
Postural disorders - correct answer decreased muscle tone impacting
stability
Ideation - correct answer process of creating new ideas
, Sucicidal ideation - correct answer thoughts about suicide
Proprioception - correct answer sense of how own limbs are oriented in
space
Sterognosis - correct answer perceiving the form of an object by the
sense of touch
Ischemia - correct answer restricted blood supply and oxygen to a part of
the body
Infarction - correct answer formation of an area of tissue death due to
local lack of oxygen by obstruction of the tissue's blood supply
Dyspnea - correct answer shortness of breath
Ascites - correct answer excessive fluid in space between tissues lining
abdomen and abdominal organs
Orthopnea - correct answer shortness of breath occurs when lying flat
Diaphoresis - correct answer excessive sweating associated with
decreased cardiac output
Cyanosis - correct answer bluish color related to decreased cardiac
output or cold, especially in lips, finger tips, and nail beds
Pallor - correct answer absence of rosy color in light skinned individuals
