ABRET TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The cardiovascular and respiratory centers for automatic control of heart rate and
respiration are found in the - Answer- Medulla
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely due to - Answer- Contralateral
lower extremity weakness
Thrombosis is the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause - Answer- Left
sided paralysis, primarily of the face and arm
The foramen of Munro is the - Answer- Opening between lateral ventricles and third
ventricle of the brain
An action potential is an immediate result of which changes in the neural membrane? -
Answer- Depolarization
The resting potential of a neuron is - Answer- 50-100 uV with the inside of the cell more
negative than the outside
If a seizure discharge causes the waveforms in the channels to square off and run into
each other, what should be done? - Answer- The sensitivity should be decreased (from
7uV/mm to 10, or 15)
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain of spinal cord is called - Answer- Meningitis
A malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be - Answer- medulloblastoma
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary LOC,
followed by confusion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the accident? -
Answer- Concussion
Which infection is most likely to produce headache, fever, nuchal rigidity, coma, and
death? - Answer- Meningitis
The "dance-like" movements of the head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient
with which hereditary degenerative disease? - Answer- Huntington's chorea
, Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and
infantile spasms - Answer- Phenylketonuria
Herniation of the uncus results in compression of which cranial nerve? - Answer- Third
What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? - Answer- Deflection (mm) and Voltage
(uV)
Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... - Answer- Frontal head region
What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? - Answer- Creutzfeldt-
Jakob disease
Syringomyelia is... - Answer- An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord
Spinocerebellar degeneration - Answer- Friedreich's Ataxia
Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and
infantile spasms. - Answer- Phenylketonuria
Central vertex electrode is... - Answer- Cz
What EEG pattern is considered a good prognostic sign in a comatose patient? -
Answer- Electrode inactivity
Slow waves of youth attenuate with... - Answer- Eye opening
______________________________________ is characterized by multiple seizure
types that are difficult to control, especially atonic seizures and atypical seizures, in
addition to generalized convulsions, and an abnormal EEG with generalized 2-5Hz slow
spike-wave discharges. - Answer- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
In a chain linked bipolar montage, what is the most valuable localizing feature? -
Answer- Phase reversal
The dance like movements of head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient with
which hereditary degenerative disease? - Answer- Huntington's chorea
What condition is characterized by nightly rigidity and tremors? - Answer- Parkinson's
disease
Guidelines for recording digital EEG are written by: - Answer- The American Clinical
Neurophysiology (ACNS)
An area of a brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head is called: -
Answer- Contra-coup
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The cardiovascular and respiratory centers for automatic control of heart rate and
respiration are found in the - Answer- Medulla
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely due to - Answer- Contralateral
lower extremity weakness
Thrombosis is the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause - Answer- Left
sided paralysis, primarily of the face and arm
The foramen of Munro is the - Answer- Opening between lateral ventricles and third
ventricle of the brain
An action potential is an immediate result of which changes in the neural membrane? -
Answer- Depolarization
The resting potential of a neuron is - Answer- 50-100 uV with the inside of the cell more
negative than the outside
If a seizure discharge causes the waveforms in the channels to square off and run into
each other, what should be done? - Answer- The sensitivity should be decreased (from
7uV/mm to 10, or 15)
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain of spinal cord is called - Answer- Meningitis
A malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be - Answer- medulloblastoma
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary LOC,
followed by confusion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the accident? -
Answer- Concussion
Which infection is most likely to produce headache, fever, nuchal rigidity, coma, and
death? - Answer- Meningitis
The "dance-like" movements of the head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient
with which hereditary degenerative disease? - Answer- Huntington's chorea
, Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and
infantile spasms - Answer- Phenylketonuria
Herniation of the uncus results in compression of which cranial nerve? - Answer- Third
What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? - Answer- Deflection (mm) and Voltage
(uV)
Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... - Answer- Frontal head region
What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? - Answer- Creutzfeldt-
Jakob disease
Syringomyelia is... - Answer- An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord
Spinocerebellar degeneration - Answer- Friedreich's Ataxia
Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and
infantile spasms. - Answer- Phenylketonuria
Central vertex electrode is... - Answer- Cz
What EEG pattern is considered a good prognostic sign in a comatose patient? -
Answer- Electrode inactivity
Slow waves of youth attenuate with... - Answer- Eye opening
______________________________________ is characterized by multiple seizure
types that are difficult to control, especially atonic seizures and atypical seizures, in
addition to generalized convulsions, and an abnormal EEG with generalized 2-5Hz slow
spike-wave discharges. - Answer- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
In a chain linked bipolar montage, what is the most valuable localizing feature? -
Answer- Phase reversal
The dance like movements of head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient with
which hereditary degenerative disease? - Answer- Huntington's chorea
What condition is characterized by nightly rigidity and tremors? - Answer- Parkinson's
disease
Guidelines for recording digital EEG are written by: - Answer- The American Clinical
Neurophysiology (ACNS)
An area of a brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head is called: -
Answer- Contra-coup
