EEG 130 MIDTERM Flashcards
Dementia Pugilistica is also know as
Boxer’s syndrome
The brain cells that do not produce electrical impulses are
glial cells
Neurogenesis occurs in adulthood in two areas of the brain
Subgranular zone
Subventricular zone
Which disease causes involuntary movements of the arms, legs, face and head
huntington’s disease
A subdural hematoma is a bruising of the brain T or F
False
The Reticular Activating System is responsible for
awake state recording in EEG
The Substantia Nigra located in the midbrain is rich in
dopamine neurons
Which part of the brain is involved in “the ability to speak”
Broca’s area
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision
occipital
Which part of the brain is responsible for breathing, heart rhythm, oxygenation etc
medulla
Name the 4 cranial nerves that originate from the Pons
Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, and vestibulocochlear
Which of the following patients would be most at risk for Microshock?
A patient with an indwelling electrode in the heart
Nasopharyngeal electrodes are used to detect discharges from which location in the brain?
Anterior mesial surface of the brain
Name the three risks of implanted electrodes
infection, hemorrhage/stroke, increased intracranial pressure
Electrocortocography utilizes which electrodes
grid, strip and depth
Resolution can be defined by
bits
Aliasing occurs if the sample rate is too fast T or F
false
Name the 2 processes through which Neuroplasticity can occur
sprouting & rerouting
All of your senses are wired through the Reticular Activating System except
smell
_____ is a prion disease
CreutzFeldt-Jakob Disease
An analogue signal is a discrete time signal T or F
False
Normal impedence
0.5 - 5kΩ
clean electrode site with
nu-prep
after cleaning electrode site scoop out ____
conductive paste
