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Electrical Terminology Flashcards

1
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The flow of electrons from an electron source

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Electrical current

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2
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A material that opposes current flow

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Resistor

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3
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A device that stores electrical energy

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Capacitor

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4
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Opposition of biological tissues to the flow of electrical current

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Impedence

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5
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Flow of current in one direction (positive or negative)

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Direct current

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6
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Flow of current in One direction then in the other (bidirectional)

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Alternating current

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7
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Synonymous with direct current

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Monophasic

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8
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Synonymous with alternating current

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Biphasic

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9
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Current flow in one direction

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Phase

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10
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Time period from beginning to end of one phase (leave isoelectric line until it returns)

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Phase duration

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11
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Time between phases (interphase interval)

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Interphase duration

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12
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Time from isoelectric line until maximum amplitude

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Phase rise time

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13
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Time from maximum amplitude until back at isoelectric line

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Phase decay time

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14
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Equal to phase duration for DC current and 2x phase duration for ac current

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Pulse duration

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15
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Series of successive pulses or cycles over a period of time

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Burst

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16
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Time between beginning of 1st and end of last cycle or pulse

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Burst duration

17
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Time between two successive bursts

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Interburst duration

18
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The resulting current waveform when 2 or more sinusoidal waves intersect with each other

19
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Number of times per second that a pulse, cycle, beat, or burst occurs

20
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Magnitude of current relative to the isoelectric line measured in amperes

21
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Continuous series of pulses, cycles, bursts, or beats over time

22
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Ratio of on to off time expressed as a percentage

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Duty cycle

23
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Time period where current amplitude is increasing from zero to maximum

24
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Time period where current amplitude is decreasing from maximum to zero

25
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Changes in amplitude, pulse duration, pulse frequency, or a combination of these to prevent nerve accommodation to stimulation

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Modulation

26
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What type of current is A and what is B

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direct current and monophasic

27
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What type of current is this

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Alternating current or biphasic

28
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What is X and what is Y

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X- phase duration

Y- interphase duration

29
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What is X and what is Y

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X- pulse duration

y- interpulse duration

30
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What is X and what is Y?

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X-phase rise time

y- phase decay time

31
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What is X and what is y?

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X-burst duration

y-interburst duration

32
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What is the frequency

33
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What is the frequency

34
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What is modulation A and what is C

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A- amplitude

c-frequency

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