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EEG BOARD PREP 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (LATEST UPDATE
2026) UPDATE!!
which of the following is most attenuated by a low frequency filter of
1hz ......answer......0.1 hz
time constant is defined as the time required to... ......answer......for the
deflection to fall (decay) to 67% of the peak deflection
an eeg record has 3/sec spike & wave discharges. both the spike and the
slow wave have voltages of 100uv. if this discharge is recorded with a lff
of 5hz and a sensitivity of 10uv/mm, what would be the deflection of
the spike and the wave?
a. spike 10mm & wave 6mm
b. spike 6mm & wave 10mm
c. spike 10mm & wave 10mm
d. spike 6mm & wave 6mm ......answer......spike 10mm, wave 6mm
a high frequency setting of 35hz would attenuate 50hz muscle activity
by approximately what percentage? ......answer......40%
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according to acns guidelines, recording clinical eeg on digital media
requires monitors to have what ......answer......between 25 and
35mm/second horizontal scaling and a minimum of 100 data
points/second to accurately display eeg on the monitor screen
in a record with 10hz alpha activity. when the display epoch is changed
from 10 seconds per display screen to 20 seconds per display screen,
the frequency of the acitivty will be what? ......answer......10hz
guidelines for recording digital eeg are written by who?
......answer......the american clinical neurophysiology society (acns)
the term ram means what ......answer......temporary memory storage
that is critical to rapid computer operations
the electrode site that is located 1cm above, one third the distance out
from the left external auditory meatus towards the left outer canthus is
called what ......answer......t1 or f9
due to a central scalp lesion, c4 has to be relocated 4mm anteriorly. the
technologist should:
a. relocate c3 4mm anteriorly
b. make no other placement changes
c. relocate p3 4mm anteriorly
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d. relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane 4mm anteriorly
......answer......a. relocate c3 4mm anteriorly
in a referential montage, how is the origin of the potential determined?
......answer......amplitude
when recording for eci, interelectrode impedances should be at
least____ ohms, but less than _____ ohms. ......answer......100----10,000
when recording for eci, it is recommended that the sensitivity be _____
uv/mm and the low filter should not be higher than ____hz. for at
least____mins of recording. ......answer......2uv, 1.0hz, 30 mins
the tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are called what?
......answer......corpus callosum
the central sulcus (fissure of rolando) demarcates what?
......answer......frontal and parietal lobes
the trigeminal nerve does? ......answer......is the major sensory nerve of
the face
a subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs where? ......answer......between two
layers of the meninges
EEG BOARD PREP 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (LATEST UPDATE
2026) UPDATE!!
which of the following is most attenuated by a low frequency filter of
1hz ......answer......0.1 hz
time constant is defined as the time required to... ......answer......for the
deflection to fall (decay) to 67% of the peak deflection
an eeg record has 3/sec spike & wave discharges. both the spike and the
slow wave have voltages of 100uv. if this discharge is recorded with a lff
of 5hz and a sensitivity of 10uv/mm, what would be the deflection of
the spike and the wave?
a. spike 10mm & wave 6mm
b. spike 6mm & wave 10mm
c. spike 10mm & wave 10mm
d. spike 6mm & wave 6mm ......answer......spike 10mm, wave 6mm
a high frequency setting of 35hz would attenuate 50hz muscle activity
by approximately what percentage? ......answer......40%
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according to acns guidelines, recording clinical eeg on digital media
requires monitors to have what ......answer......between 25 and
35mm/second horizontal scaling and a minimum of 100 data
points/second to accurately display eeg on the monitor screen
in a record with 10hz alpha activity. when the display epoch is changed
from 10 seconds per display screen to 20 seconds per display screen,
the frequency of the acitivty will be what? ......answer......10hz
guidelines for recording digital eeg are written by who?
......answer......the american clinical neurophysiology society (acns)
the term ram means what ......answer......temporary memory storage
that is critical to rapid computer operations
the electrode site that is located 1cm above, one third the distance out
from the left external auditory meatus towards the left outer canthus is
called what ......answer......t1 or f9
due to a central scalp lesion, c4 has to be relocated 4mm anteriorly. the
technologist should:
a. relocate c3 4mm anteriorly
b. make no other placement changes
c. relocate p3 4mm anteriorly
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d. relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane 4mm anteriorly
......answer......a. relocate c3 4mm anteriorly
in a referential montage, how is the origin of the potential determined?
......answer......amplitude
when recording for eci, interelectrode impedances should be at
least____ ohms, but less than _____ ohms. ......answer......100----10,000
when recording for eci, it is recommended that the sensitivity be _____
uv/mm and the low filter should not be higher than ____hz. for at
least____mins of recording. ......answer......2uv, 1.0hz, 30 mins
the tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are called what?
......answer......corpus callosum
the central sulcus (fissure of rolando) demarcates what?
......answer......frontal and parietal lobes
the trigeminal nerve does? ......answer......is the major sensory nerve of
the face
a subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs where? ......answer......between two
layers of the meninges
