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How Do We Study the Brain?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one would I initially use if I was trying to find a large brain tumor?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

2.

Which of the following helps identify small abnormalities in the brain that a normal x-ray would be unable to find?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

3.

Which of the following combines elements of a PET scan and an MRI to allow us to see what the brain looks like AND what it does?

a)

CT Scan

b)

EEG

c)

fMRI scan

d)

MEG scan

4.

Which of the following uses radioactive glucose to identify where sugar is being consumed, allowing us to assume this is the part of the brain that is functioning?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

fMRI scan

e)

MEG scan

5.

Which of the following allows us to see both what the brain looks like AND what the brain is capable of?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

EEG

e)

MEG scan

6.

Which of the following would I use when studying someone's sleep patterns?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

EEG

e)

MEG scan

7.

Which of the following is used to identify brain activity during a seizure?

a)

fMRI

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

EEG

e)

MEG scan

8.

What term is used when a scientist purposefully severs or stimulates part of the brain in order to see what it does?

a)

case study

b)

lesion

9.

You can only get so many of this type of scan in a year due to the radiation exposure.

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

EEG

e)

MEG scan

10.

Which of the following is similar to an EEG but allows you to see a clearer picture of what the brain looks like and detects the location of activity more precisely?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

fMRI scan

e)

MEG scan

11.

An fMRI tracks...

a)

brain waves

b)

radioactive glucose consumption

c)

blood flow

d)

magnetic energy

12.

Why would someone get a CT scan over an MRI?

a)

cheaper

b)

more detailed

13.

Which of the following only sees the brain's functioning but little insight as to what the brain looks like?

a)

CT Scan

b)

MRI Scan

c)

PET scan

d)

fMRI

e)

MEG scan

14.

This is most likely a picture of...

a)

a PET scan

b)

an MRI

c)

a CT scan

d)

an EEG

15.

This person is most likely getting which type of scan?

a)

EEG

b)

MRI

c)

MEG scan

d)

CT scan