Medical Scans (unit 2 Pt 1)

Question 1

EEG

Answer 1

An amplified recording of the electrical waves on the brain’s surface

Question 2

MEG

Answer 2

Measure the magnetic fields from the brains natural activity

Question 3

CT scan

Answer 3

X-ray photos taken to see a slice of the brain the look for damage (aka cat scan)

Question 4

CT scan

Answer 4

X-ray photos taken to see a slice of the brain the look for damage (aka cat scan)

Question 5

MRI

Answer 5

Using magnetic fields and radio waves to look at the brains soft tissue

Question 6

FMRI

Answer 6

Repeated MRI’s to measure blood flow

Question 7

PET scan

Answer 7

A display of the brains consuption of radioactive glucose while it preforms a task