Electricity & Electrical Safety Vocab

What is an Active electrode in electrotherapy?

• Positive electrode of an electrotherapy device

• Negative electrode of an electrotherapy device

• Electrode of an electrotherapy device that is used on the area to be treated

• Switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit

How often does Alternating Current change directions?

• 50 times per second

• 60 times per second

• 70 times per second

• 80 times per second

What does an Ampere measure?

• The speed of an electric current

• The resistance of an electric current

• The strength of an electric current

• The voltage of an electric current

What is the purpose of a Circuit Breaker?

• To measure the strength of an electric current

• To speed up chemical reactions

• To interrupt or shut off an electric circuit at the first indication of overload

• To infuse an alkaline product into the tissues

What is a Conductor in terms of electricity?

• A device that measures the strength of an electric current

• Any material that conducts electricity

• A switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit

• A substance that speeds up chemical reactions

What is a Contraindication?

• A form of anaphoresis

• A condition that requires avoiding certain treatments, procedures, or products to prevent undesirable side effects

• A complete electric circuit

• A substance that speeds up chemical reactions

What is the characteristic of Direct Current?

• It changes directions 60 times per second

• It is produced by mechanical means

• It travels in one direction and is produced by chemical means

• It is the negative electrode of an electrotherapy device

What is the term for the flow of electricity along a conductor?

• Electrotherapy

• Electric Current

• Grounding

• Inverter

What is an electrode also known as?

• Inverter

• Ground Fault Interrupter

• Probe

• Kilowatt

What does the electromagnetic spectrum encompass?

• All forms of chemical changes

• All forms of electric currents

• All forms of energy or radiation that exist

• All forms of light therapy