Question 1
Which is the normal polar formula for a galvanic current?
Correct Answer:
CCC-ACC-AOC-COC
Explanation:
The main idea here is how the polarity of the electrodes is arranged during a galvanic current to control ion movement and tissue response. A normal polar formula shows a deliberate progression of electrode roles, moving from a strong cathode setup to more balanced patterns as the treatment progresses. Starting with all cathodes (three negative poles) establishes a baseline negative field and initial ion flow. Introducing an anode next (one positive and the two remaining negatives) begins directing current and ions with a controlled shift in polarity. Adding a neutral stage (one electrode with neutral polarity) helps balance the circuit, reducing localized irritation and spreading the current more evenly. Completing the cycle with a pattern that returns to cathodic emphasis while keeping a neutral position in the middle finishes the sequence safely and prepares the system to end the treatment. This orderly progression matches standard practice for galvanic therapy, ensuring effectiveness while maintaining safety. Sequences that start with or jump between polarities in a less structured way don’t align with the normal approach and can increase irritation or upset the balance of ion flow.
Question 2
Which of the following apply to the clinical application of ultraviolet radiation?
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
Managing ultraviolet therapy safely relies on controlling dose, standardizing exposure, and allowing proper recovery between treatments. The dose is guided by the patient’s erythemal response, so the clinician tailors exposure to achieve thedesired effect without causing excessive burns, often starting near the minimal erythemal dose and adjusting in subsequent sessions. The distance from the UV source matters because irradiance changes with distance, and using a standard skin burner distance (such as 30 inches in many clinical protocols) helps keep the exposure consistent across patients and visits. It’s also important that no erythemal dose is administered until any previous reaction has subsided, to avoid cumulative damage and give the skin time to recover. Taken together, these practices reflect how UV therapy is applied safely and effectively, so all of the above apply.
Question 3
According to the claim that tetanic contractions are not set up by currents, which current is the right choice?
Correct Answer:
High Frequency Current
Explanation:
The key idea is how stimulation frequency drives muscle response. Tetanic contraction happens when impulses arrive so quickly that the muscle fibers don’t have time to relax between stimuli, so the contractions fuse into a sustained, smooth force. That requires a high-frequency current, which delivers pulses rapidly enough to cause summation of contractions. A low-frequency current, by contrast, produces separate twitches with relaxation between them, not a fused tetanus. So the high-frequency current is the one that can set up tetanic contraction, while the others do not.
Question 4
Qualitative changes in electrical reactions of muscle tissue are:
Correct Answer:
Hyperexcitability or hypoexcitability
Explanation:
Qualitative changes in electrical reactions of muscle tissue refer to how readily the muscle membrane can be excited by a stimulus—the tissue’s excitability. This is about the nature of the electrical response, not how fast or how hard the muscle contracts once activated. When excitability rises, the tissue becomes hyperexcitable: a smaller or weaker stimulus can trigger contraction and responses may be exaggerated. When excitability falls, the tissue becomes hypoexcitable: a stronger stimulus is needed to provoke a contraction. The other options describe how the muscle behaves mechanically (speed of contraction, maximum strength, or a contraction that lasts), which are not about the electrical responsiveness of the tissue. So the best description of qualitative electrical changes is hyperexcitability or hypoexcitability.
Question 5
All of the following statements apply to short-wave infrared radiation EXCEPT
Correct Answer:
1500-12,000 mu wavelength range
Explanation:
Short-wave infrared sits in the near to short infrared part of the spectrum, roughly around 1.0 to 3.0 micrometers. It’s the portion of infrared radiation you get from hot objects and broad, hot-body emitters, which is why a tungsten filament—an ordinary hot filament used in lamps—produces infrared radiation that includes SWIR components. The statement about the wavelength range is the one that doesn’t fit SWIR. A range stated as 1500 to 12,000 micrometers covers 1.5 micrometers up through 12 micrometers, which spans into mid- and far-infrared. SWIR, by contrast, ends well before that, around 3 micrometers. That mismatch is why this option is the exception. The other points line up with SWIR concepts: it is a form of infrared radiation emitted by hot sources like a tungsten filament, and it can penetrate skin to a measurable depth (typically millimeters, depending on wavelength and tissue), which is consistent with how SWIR is used in imaging and therapy contexts.
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