ABRET Exam part 2 2023/ 98 questions
and 100% correct answers.
Calibration is required
a. at the start of the recording
b. at the end of the recording
c. at the start and end of the recording
d. only when Sensitivity changes are made during the recording - -c. at the start and end
of the recording
-Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds - -d. Milliseconds
-If the duration of a wave is .2 seconds the frequency would be?
a. 1 Hz
b. 2 Hz
c. 5 Hz
d. 10 Hz - -c. 5 Hz
-Which LF would best demonstrate focal delta activity appearing in the left fronto-
temporal region?
a. 5 Hz
b. 3 Hz
c. 1 Hz
d. .3 Hz - -d. .3 Hz
-Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz - -a. LF 5 Hz
-A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
,d. 20 ms - -b. 70 -200 ms
-If the duration of a wave is 400ms, what is the frequency?
a. .4 Hz
b. 2.5 hz
c. 4 Hz
d. 6.26 Hz - -b. 2.5 hz
-The _______ states that you must sample at a rate that is at least twice the frequency
of the fastest waveforms you want to resolve.
a. Nyquist Theorum
b. A to D converter
c. Dwell time
d. sampling rate - -a. Nyquist Theorum
-In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be present by the age of
a. 6 weeks
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 5 years - -a. 6 weeks
-When asked for a description of the background activity you would count the
frequency of of the activity in the __________ regions.
a. Frontal
b. Central
c. Parietal
d. Occipital - -d. Occipital
-A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms - -a. 100 ms
-While recording an EEG your patient has a generalized Tonic-Clonic seizure. What
should you do?
a. Call a code
b. place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth
c. turn the EEG machine off
d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen any tight clothing - -d.
roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen any tight clothing
, -______ is calculated by multiplying the Sensitivity by the amplitude of a wave.
a. Duration
b. Frequency
c. Voltage
d. Amplitude - -c. Voltage
-Cerebral Spinal fluid is manufactured in the
a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
b. 4th ventricle
c. temporal lobe
d. vertebral arteries - -a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
-If input I is relatively more positive than input 2 the pen will
a. deflect up
b. deflect down
c. will remain flat
d. will deflect up and down at the same time - -b. deflect down
-A slow wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms - -a. > 200 ms
-Which one of the following reflexes is characterized by extension of the big toe and
fanning and extension of the the remaining toes after stimulating the plantar surface of
the foot?
a. Pinprick
b. Babinski reflex
c. Rhomberg reflex
d. Patellar reflex - -b. Babinski reflex
-Which filter is referred to as a "low pass" filter?
a. High Frequency Filter
b. Low Frequency Filter
c. 60 Hz filter - -a. High Frequency Filter
-In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be symmetrical by the age of
a. 6 weeks
and 100% correct answers.
Calibration is required
a. at the start of the recording
b. at the end of the recording
c. at the start and end of the recording
d. only when Sensitivity changes are made during the recording - -c. at the start and end
of the recording
-Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds - -d. Milliseconds
-If the duration of a wave is .2 seconds the frequency would be?
a. 1 Hz
b. 2 Hz
c. 5 Hz
d. 10 Hz - -c. 5 Hz
-Which LF would best demonstrate focal delta activity appearing in the left fronto-
temporal region?
a. 5 Hz
b. 3 Hz
c. 1 Hz
d. .3 Hz - -d. .3 Hz
-Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz - -a. LF 5 Hz
-A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
,d. 20 ms - -b. 70 -200 ms
-If the duration of a wave is 400ms, what is the frequency?
a. .4 Hz
b. 2.5 hz
c. 4 Hz
d. 6.26 Hz - -b. 2.5 hz
-The _______ states that you must sample at a rate that is at least twice the frequency
of the fastest waveforms you want to resolve.
a. Nyquist Theorum
b. A to D converter
c. Dwell time
d. sampling rate - -a. Nyquist Theorum
-In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be present by the age of
a. 6 weeks
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 5 years - -a. 6 weeks
-When asked for a description of the background activity you would count the
frequency of of the activity in the __________ regions.
a. Frontal
b. Central
c. Parietal
d. Occipital - -d. Occipital
-A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms - -a. 100 ms
-While recording an EEG your patient has a generalized Tonic-Clonic seizure. What
should you do?
a. Call a code
b. place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth
c. turn the EEG machine off
d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen any tight clothing - -d.
roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen any tight clothing
, -______ is calculated by multiplying the Sensitivity by the amplitude of a wave.
a. Duration
b. Frequency
c. Voltage
d. Amplitude - -c. Voltage
-Cerebral Spinal fluid is manufactured in the
a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
b. 4th ventricle
c. temporal lobe
d. vertebral arteries - -a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
-If input I is relatively more positive than input 2 the pen will
a. deflect up
b. deflect down
c. will remain flat
d. will deflect up and down at the same time - -b. deflect down
-A slow wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms - -a. > 200 ms
-Which one of the following reflexes is characterized by extension of the big toe and
fanning and extension of the the remaining toes after stimulating the plantar surface of
the foot?
a. Pinprick
b. Babinski reflex
c. Rhomberg reflex
d. Patellar reflex - -b. Babinski reflex
-Which filter is referred to as a "low pass" filter?
a. High Frequency Filter
b. Low Frequency Filter
c. 60 Hz filter - -a. High Frequency Filter
-In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be symmetrical by the age of
a. 6 weeks
