ABRET BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Hyperventilation would be considered abnormal in the following conditions when the
build up
A. is frontally predominant
B. returns to baseline within 30 to 60 seconds
C. consists of focal delta
D. is of high amplitude up to 150 - Answer- C. consists of focal delta
Mu rhythm is highest amplitude in the _______ electrodes.
A. frontal
B. central
C. parietal
D. occipital - Answer- B. central
Slow waves of youth attenuate with
A. eye opening
B. eye closure
C. clapping or other external sounds
D. fist clenching of contralateral hand - Answer- A. eye opening
Drowsiness in an 8-year-old child is characterized by
A. saw toothed lateral eye movements
B. frontal beta
C. high voltage occipital delta
D. alpha dropout - Answer- D. alpha dropout
During active sleep, the full term neonate has
A. regular respirations and no eye movements
B. regular respirations and no EMG
C. irregular respirations and EMG
D. irregular respirations and eye movements - Answer- D. irregular respirations and eye
movements
High voltage diffuse rhythmic theta in a 1-year-old child indicates that the child is
A. awake
B. in REM
C. drowsy
D. in stage 4 sleep - Answer- D. in stage 4 sleep
,Three basic computer ports are
A. Intranet, Internet, and Extranet
B. Internal, External, and Bifid
C. Serial, Paradoxical, and US
D. Serial, Parallel, and USB - Answer- D. Serial, Parallel, and USB
Which of the following is not related to measuring electrode resistance
A. Opposition to direct current flow
B. Measurement while the electrode is unattached to the scalp
C. Measurement with an ohmmeter
D. Opposition to alternating current flow - Answer- D. Opposition to alternating current
flow
In a referential montage, how is the origin of the potential determined?
A. Morphology
B. Phase Reversal
C. Amplitude
D. Polarity - Answer- C. Amplitude
A patient can become the pathway for least resistance and therefore electrically
susceptible to shock when
A. The recording instrument is turned on
B. The electrode test is utilized
C. Depth electrodes are used
D. The patient has an indwelling heart catheter - Answer- D. The patient has an
indwelling heart catheter
Eye leads placed at the outer canthus of each eye will record:
a. all eye movements
b. horizontal & vertical eye movements
c. only vertical eye movements
d. mainly horizontal eye movements - Answer- d. mainly horizontal eye movements
The basic unit for measuring current flow is
A. atomic weight
B. Coulomb
C. Volt
D. Ampere - Answer- D. Ampere
The basic unit of resistance
A. Ohm
B. Coulomb
C. Ampere
D. Volt - Answer- A. Ohm
, Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm's law?
A. R=EI or (R=VI)
B. E=IR or (V=IR)
C. I= E/R or (I=V/R)
D. R= E/I or (R= V/I) - Answer- A. R=EI or (R=VI)
Which of the following is not a unit for measuring alternating frequencies
A. Cycles per second
B. Volts
C. Hertz
D. Kilocycles - Answer- B. Volts
Which of the following describes the action of a capacitor?
A. opposes changes in current flow
B. Converts alternating current to direct current
C. Creates a direct current resistance
D. Stores energy - Answer- D. Stores energy
A circuit that allows some frequencies to pass through it, while others are blocked is a...
A. Resistor
B. Transistor
C. Filter
D. Reactor - Answer- C. Filter
A combination of electronic components designed to increase the power, voltage, or
current of a signal
A. Amplifier
B. Line filter
C. Master gain control
D. Sensitivity - Answer- A. Amplifier
A small fluctuating output recorded by the EEG instrument even when there is no input
signal is called...
A. output voltage
B. Linear Distortion
C. 60Hz interferance
D. Noise - Answer- D. Noise
The EEG amplifier is designed so that when input 1 is more negative than input 2 the
deflection will be...
A. downward
B. upward
C. absent
D. sinusoidal - Answer- B. Upward
AND ANSWERS
Hyperventilation would be considered abnormal in the following conditions when the
build up
A. is frontally predominant
B. returns to baseline within 30 to 60 seconds
C. consists of focal delta
D. is of high amplitude up to 150 - Answer- C. consists of focal delta
Mu rhythm is highest amplitude in the _______ electrodes.
A. frontal
B. central
C. parietal
D. occipital - Answer- B. central
Slow waves of youth attenuate with
A. eye opening
B. eye closure
C. clapping or other external sounds
D. fist clenching of contralateral hand - Answer- A. eye opening
Drowsiness in an 8-year-old child is characterized by
A. saw toothed lateral eye movements
B. frontal beta
C. high voltage occipital delta
D. alpha dropout - Answer- D. alpha dropout
During active sleep, the full term neonate has
A. regular respirations and no eye movements
B. regular respirations and no EMG
C. irregular respirations and EMG
D. irregular respirations and eye movements - Answer- D. irregular respirations and eye
movements
High voltage diffuse rhythmic theta in a 1-year-old child indicates that the child is
A. awake
B. in REM
C. drowsy
D. in stage 4 sleep - Answer- D. in stage 4 sleep
,Three basic computer ports are
A. Intranet, Internet, and Extranet
B. Internal, External, and Bifid
C. Serial, Paradoxical, and US
D. Serial, Parallel, and USB - Answer- D. Serial, Parallel, and USB
Which of the following is not related to measuring electrode resistance
A. Opposition to direct current flow
B. Measurement while the electrode is unattached to the scalp
C. Measurement with an ohmmeter
D. Opposition to alternating current flow - Answer- D. Opposition to alternating current
flow
In a referential montage, how is the origin of the potential determined?
A. Morphology
B. Phase Reversal
C. Amplitude
D. Polarity - Answer- C. Amplitude
A patient can become the pathway for least resistance and therefore electrically
susceptible to shock when
A. The recording instrument is turned on
B. The electrode test is utilized
C. Depth electrodes are used
D. The patient has an indwelling heart catheter - Answer- D. The patient has an
indwelling heart catheter
Eye leads placed at the outer canthus of each eye will record:
a. all eye movements
b. horizontal & vertical eye movements
c. only vertical eye movements
d. mainly horizontal eye movements - Answer- d. mainly horizontal eye movements
The basic unit for measuring current flow is
A. atomic weight
B. Coulomb
C. Volt
D. Ampere - Answer- D. Ampere
The basic unit of resistance
A. Ohm
B. Coulomb
C. Ampere
D. Volt - Answer- A. Ohm
, Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm's law?
A. R=EI or (R=VI)
B. E=IR or (V=IR)
C. I= E/R or (I=V/R)
D. R= E/I or (R= V/I) - Answer- A. R=EI or (R=VI)
Which of the following is not a unit for measuring alternating frequencies
A. Cycles per second
B. Volts
C. Hertz
D. Kilocycles - Answer- B. Volts
Which of the following describes the action of a capacitor?
A. opposes changes in current flow
B. Converts alternating current to direct current
C. Creates a direct current resistance
D. Stores energy - Answer- D. Stores energy
A circuit that allows some frequencies to pass through it, while others are blocked is a...
A. Resistor
B. Transistor
C. Filter
D. Reactor - Answer- C. Filter
A combination of electronic components designed to increase the power, voltage, or
current of a signal
A. Amplifier
B. Line filter
C. Master gain control
D. Sensitivity - Answer- A. Amplifier
A small fluctuating output recorded by the EEG instrument even when there is no input
signal is called...
A. output voltage
B. Linear Distortion
C. 60Hz interferance
D. Noise - Answer- D. Noise
The EEG amplifier is designed so that when input 1 is more negative than input 2 the
deflection will be...
A. downward
B. upward
C. absent
D. sinusoidal - Answer- B. Upward
