EEG Terminology Set 1 Questions With
Solutions
TERMS TO DESCRIBE EEG PATTERNS & WAVES
FTMOP Frequency
Topography
Morphology
Occurrence
Polarity
FREQUENCY *cycles per second
*the number of complete cycles of repetitive waves or complexes in one sec.
CYCLES a complete series of changes undergone by a wave or complex before the series
of changes are repeated
, EEG Terminology Set 1 Questions With
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CYCLE PER SEC *unit of freq
also called HZ (Hertz)
HERTZ unit of freq.
cycles per sec
*named after Heinrich Randolf Hertz
(german physicst /pioneer radio communications)
ALPHA freq. band 8-13 hz
BETA freq band above 13
DELTA freq band less than 4
THETA freq band 4 - 8
TOPOGRAPHY distribution of a pattern or waveform over surface of the brain.
, EEG Terminology Set 1 Questions With
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*where is the pattern located
(frontal, anterior, temporal, central, lateralized, generalized, lt or rt)
ANTERIOR at or near front
POSTERIOR at or near back
VENTRAL front
DORSAL back
FRONTAL situated in or arising from front
CENTRAL area of brain around the central sulcus
TEMPORAL around the temporal lobe
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