electrical stimulation terminology

Question 1

Electricity =

Answer 1

flow of electrons

Question 2

Electricity requires

Answer 2

source of electrons, driving force, path

Question 3

capacitance

Answer 3

the ability of a material to store charge

Question 4

current flow in one direction

Answer 4

monophasic current

Question 5

monophasic current is AKA

Answer 5

galvanic current

Question 6

time it takes the current to leave the isoelectric line to when it returns to this line

Answer 6

phase duration

Question 7

two phase durations for each pulse

Answer 7

biphasic

Question 8

intensity or magnitude of the current

Answer 8

amplitude

Question 9

maximum amplitude of the current regardless of duration

Answer 9

peak current

Question 10

amount of current supplied over a period of time

Answer 10

average current

Question 11

minimum amplitude needed to depolorize a nerve fiber when phase duration is infinite

Answer 11

rheobase

Question 12

the time required to depolorize a nerve fiber when the peak current is twice rheobase

Answer 12

chronaxie

Question 13

number of pulses or cycles generated per second

Answer 13

frequency

Question 14

low frequency generators up to ____Hz

Answer 14

1000

Question 15

medium frequence generators ___-____Hz

Answer 15

1,000-100,000 Hz

Question 16

russian stimulation uses carrier frequency of

Answer 16

2500 hz

Question 17

high frequency generators greater than ___Hz

Answer 17

100,000