EEG Boards Mock Exam
1. The basic unit for measuring current flow is? Ampere
a. Atomic weight
b. Volt
c. Ampere
d. Coulomb
2. Which is not a unit for measuring alternating frequen- Volts
cies?
a. Cycles per second
b. Volts
c. Hertz
d. Kilocycles
3. Which describes the action of a capacitor? Stores electrical
a. Opposes changes in current flow energy
b. Converts alternating current to direct current
c. Creates a direct current resistance
d. Stores electrical energy
4. The basic unit of resistance is? Ohm
a. Ohm
b. Coulomb
c. Ampere
d. Volt
5. What input voltage is necessary to give a calibration
deflection between 5 and 10mm if the sensitivity is
30uV/mm?
a. 10uV
b. 50uV
c. 100uV
d. 200uV
6. Which electrodes do not record directly from the
brain?
a. Depth
b. Subdermal
c. Subdural
d. Epidural
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7. The distance from Cz to Pz is 6.8cm. What is the 34cm
distance from nasion to inion?
a. 34mm
b. 68mm
c. 34cm
d. 68cm
8. Due to a scalp lesion, C4 has been relocated 4mm Relocate C3 4mm
anteriorly. The technologist should? anteriorly
a. Relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. Make no other placement changes
c. Relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. Relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal
plane 4mm anteriorly
9. A highly malignant tumor primarily seen in children Medulla Blastoma
may be?
a. Pituitary adenoma
b. Medulla blastoma
c. Acoustic neuroma
d. Astrocytoma
10. Inflammation of the coverings of the brain or spinal Meningitis
cord is called?
a. Encephalitis
b. Meningitis
c. Cerebritis
d. Myelitis
11. Scalp EEG is a result of summation of charges in Pyramidal cells
which of the following cortical cells?
a. Pyramidal cells
b. Horizontal cells
c. Stellate cells
d. Betz cells
12. Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most Contralateral low-
likely to cause? er extremity weak-
a. Nystagmus ness
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b. Contralateral lower extremity weakness
c. Contralateral facial weakness
d. Aphasia
13. Which infection is most likely to produce headache, Meningitis
fever, nuchal ridigity, coma, and death?
a. Meningitis
b. Herpes simplex encephalitis
c. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
d. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
14. Thrombosis of the right middle cerebral artery would Left sided paraly-
most likely cause? sis, primarily of the
a. Left sided paralysis, primarily face and arm leg
b. Left sided paralysis, primarily of the leg
c. Aphasia
d. Right homonymous hemianopsia
15. The Foramen of Munro is the? Opening between
a. Opening between lateral ventricles and third ventri- lateral ventricles
cle of the brain and third ventricle
b. Opening at the base of the skull of the brain
c. Opening between the ventricles of the heart
d. Opening between the third and fourth ventricle of
the brain
16. An action potential is an immediate result of which Depolarization
changes in the neuronal membrane?
a. Repolarization
b. Depolarization
c. Hyperpolarization
d. IPSP
17. The resting potential of a neuron is? 50-100mV with
a. 50-100mV with the inside of the cell more negative inside of the
than the outside cell more negative
b. 50-100mV with the inside of the cell more positive than the outside
than the outside
c. 50-100uV with the inside of the cell more positive
than the outside
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d. 50-100uV with the inside of the cell more negative
than the outside
18. Which would not be considered a normal EEG pattern Persistent focal al-
for a full term infant? pha frequency ac-
a. Trace alternant tivity
b. Isolated frontal sharp waves
c. Persistent focal alpha frequency activity
d. Beta-delta complexes in quiet sleep
19. A common seizure pattern in neonates is? Rhythmic focal ac-
a. Generalized spike and wave tivity
b. Rhythmic focal activity
c. Beta-delta complexes
d. Burst suppression
20. Cranial nerve V's function is? Mastication
a. Movement of head/shoulder
b. Mastication
c. Facial expression
d. Auditory/balance
21. What is cranial nerve V? Mixed
a. Sensory
b. Mixed
c. Motor
d. All the above
22. Two main pathogens involved in the cause of Menin- Viruses and bac-
gitis are? teria
a. Viruses and prions
b. Viruses and bacteria
c. Bacteria and fungi
d. Fungi and prions
23. When recording over a burr hole, the EEG may show? Higher amplitude
a. No asymmetries activity over the af-
b. Lower amplitude activity over the affected area fected area
c. Higher amplitude activity over the affected area d.
Slower frequencies over the affected area
1. The basic unit for measuring current flow is? Ampere
a. Atomic weight
b. Volt
c. Ampere
d. Coulomb
2. Which is not a unit for measuring alternating frequen- Volts
cies?
a. Cycles per second
b. Volts
c. Hertz
d. Kilocycles
3. Which describes the action of a capacitor? Stores electrical
a. Opposes changes in current flow energy
b. Converts alternating current to direct current
c. Creates a direct current resistance
d. Stores electrical energy
4. The basic unit of resistance is? Ohm
a. Ohm
b. Coulomb
c. Ampere
d. Volt
5. What input voltage is necessary to give a calibration
deflection between 5 and 10mm if the sensitivity is
30uV/mm?
a. 10uV
b. 50uV
c. 100uV
d. 200uV
6. Which electrodes do not record directly from the
brain?
a. Depth
b. Subdermal
c. Subdural
d. Epidural
, EEG Boards Mock Exam
7. The distance from Cz to Pz is 6.8cm. What is the 34cm
distance from nasion to inion?
a. 34mm
b. 68mm
c. 34cm
d. 68cm
8. Due to a scalp lesion, C4 has been relocated 4mm Relocate C3 4mm
anteriorly. The technologist should? anteriorly
a. Relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. Make no other placement changes
c. Relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. Relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal
plane 4mm anteriorly
9. A highly malignant tumor primarily seen in children Medulla Blastoma
may be?
a. Pituitary adenoma
b. Medulla blastoma
c. Acoustic neuroma
d. Astrocytoma
10. Inflammation of the coverings of the brain or spinal Meningitis
cord is called?
a. Encephalitis
b. Meningitis
c. Cerebritis
d. Myelitis
11. Scalp EEG is a result of summation of charges in Pyramidal cells
which of the following cortical cells?
a. Pyramidal cells
b. Horizontal cells
c. Stellate cells
d. Betz cells
12. Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most Contralateral low-
likely to cause? er extremity weak-
a. Nystagmus ness
, EEG Boards Mock Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5sa0dl
b. Contralateral lower extremity weakness
c. Contralateral facial weakness
d. Aphasia
13. Which infection is most likely to produce headache, Meningitis
fever, nuchal ridigity, coma, and death?
a. Meningitis
b. Herpes simplex encephalitis
c. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
d. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
14. Thrombosis of the right middle cerebral artery would Left sided paraly-
most likely cause? sis, primarily of the
a. Left sided paralysis, primarily face and arm leg
b. Left sided paralysis, primarily of the leg
c. Aphasia
d. Right homonymous hemianopsia
15. The Foramen of Munro is the? Opening between
a. Opening between lateral ventricles and third ventri- lateral ventricles
cle of the brain and third ventricle
b. Opening at the base of the skull of the brain
c. Opening between the ventricles of the heart
d. Opening between the third and fourth ventricle of
the brain
16. An action potential is an immediate result of which Depolarization
changes in the neuronal membrane?
a. Repolarization
b. Depolarization
c. Hyperpolarization
d. IPSP
17. The resting potential of a neuron is? 50-100mV with
a. 50-100mV with the inside of the cell more negative inside of the
than the outside cell more negative
b. 50-100mV with the inside of the cell more positive than the outside
than the outside
c. 50-100uV with the inside of the cell more positive
than the outside
, EEG Boards Mock Exam
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d. 50-100uV with the inside of the cell more negative
than the outside
18. Which would not be considered a normal EEG pattern Persistent focal al-
for a full term infant? pha frequency ac-
a. Trace alternant tivity
b. Isolated frontal sharp waves
c. Persistent focal alpha frequency activity
d. Beta-delta complexes in quiet sleep
19. A common seizure pattern in neonates is? Rhythmic focal ac-
a. Generalized spike and wave tivity
b. Rhythmic focal activity
c. Beta-delta complexes
d. Burst suppression
20. Cranial nerve V's function is? Mastication
a. Movement of head/shoulder
b. Mastication
c. Facial expression
d. Auditory/balance
21. What is cranial nerve V? Mixed
a. Sensory
b. Mixed
c. Motor
d. All the above
22. Two main pathogens involved in the cause of Menin- Viruses and bac-
gitis are? teria
a. Viruses and prions
b. Viruses and bacteria
c. Bacteria and fungi
d. Fungi and prions
23. When recording over a burr hole, the EEG may show? Higher amplitude
a. No asymmetries activity over the af-
b. Lower amplitude activity over the affected area fected area
c. Higher amplitude activity over the affected area d.
Slower frequencies over the affected area
