EEG Board Review Exam Update 2024-
2025 | EEG BOARD Review Exam Latest
2024 Questions and Correct Answer
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What ion is found predominantly in extracellular fluid during the resting
state of a neuron? -ANSWER-sodium
What ion is found predominantly in intracellular fluid during the resting
state of a neuron? -ANSWER-potassium
A neuron depolarizes only when excitatory influences reach a -
ANSWER-threshold
The chemical structure of a neuron is dependent upon what three
major ions? -ANSWER-sodium, potassium and chloride
When a nerve is stimulated, the electrical potential change inside the
nerve changes from -ANSWER-negative to postive
Cells in which an action potential can be triggered are considered -
ANSWER-excitable
What electrophysiological events are thought to generate the EEG
signal? -ANSWER-both excitatory postsynaptic potentials aka EPSPs
and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials aka IPSPs
What is the approximate resting membrane potential of a neuron? -
ANSWER--70mV
,Action potentials develop in nerve and muscle fibers in response to -
ANSWER-depolarization
Define cerebrovascular accident aka CVA -ANSWER-a focal
neurologic deficit of sudden onset caused by central nervous system
ischemia or hemorrhage
Define transient ischemic attack aka TIA -ANSWER-a focal
neurological deficit of sudden onset caused by transient ischemia and
resolving within 24-hours
Define agnosia -ANSWER-inability to recognize objects, people,
sounds, shapes or smells; symptom common to tumors of the parietal
lobes
Define apraxia -ANSWER-inability to perform a previously learned set
of coordinated movements, not related to paralysis or lack of
comprehension
Define aphasia -ANSWER-a complete loss of language function i.e.,
speaking, writing or ability to understand spoken or written language
Define dysphasia -ANSWER-inability to speak words which one has in
mind or to think of correct words, or inability to understand spoken or
written words; symptom common to tumors of the dominant cerebral
hemisphere, particularly the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes
Define dysnomia -ANSWER-difficulty naming objects or finding the
desired words
Define hemiparesis -ANSWER-muscular weakness or partial paralysis
to one side of the body
,Define hemiparesthesia -ANSWER-loss of sensation to one side of
the body; pins and needles feeling
Define carcinoma -ANSWER-a malignant tumor that arises from skin
or the lining of the digestive, respiratory and urogenital systems i.e.
lung cancer or small cell carcinoma and colon cancer or
adenocarcinoma
Define blastoma -ANSWER-a malignant tumor whose cells have
undeveloped or embryonic characteristics i.e. medulloblastoma or
glioblastoma multiforme
Define glioma -ANSWER-the general name for a tumor that arises
from the supportive tissue of the brain i.e. astrocytoma or
oligodendroglioma; it may be malignant or benign
Define meningioma -ANSWER-a common slow growing almost
always benign brain tumor that arises from the pia-arachnoid cells of
the meninges; they tend to occur near the falx in the parasagittal
region and the sphenoid wing under the frontal region
Define acoustic neuroma -ANSWER-a tumor that arises from the
eighth cranial nerve and affects auditory and vestibular function; often
begin in the internal auditory meatus and grow into the cerebellar
pontine angle
Define neuroblastoma -ANSWER-a malignant tumor derived from
primitive ganglion cells; mainly a tumor of childhood; the cells may
partially differentiate into cells having the appearance of immature
neurons
, State name, function and type: CN-1 -ANSWER-olfactory; smell;
sensory
State name, function and type: CN-2 -ANSWER-optic; vision; sensory
State name, function and type: CN-3 -ANSWER-oculomotor; serves
muscles of the eye and pupil dilation; motor
State name, function and type: CN-4 -ANSWER-trochlear; serves
superior oblique eye muscle; motor
State name, function and type: CN-5 -ANSWER-trigeminal; sensory
for face and mouth and motor for muscles for mastication; both
State name, function and type: CN-6 -ANSWER-abducens; serves the
lateral rectus eye muscle; motor
State name, function and type: CN-7 -ANSWER-facial; serves the
muscles of facial expression, lacrimal glands and salivary glands,
taste for anterior 2/3 of the tongue, somatosensory information from
the ear; both
State name, function and type: CN-8 -ANSWER-vestibulocochlear;
equilibrium and hearing; sensory
State name, function and type: CN-9 -ANSWER-glossopharyngeal;
serves the pharynx or throat for swallowing, posterior third of the
tongue and parotid salivary gland, and taste and gag reflex; both
State name, function and type: CN-10 -ANSWER-vagus; senstations
from viscera aka internal organs or involuntary muscles such as the
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