Chapter 5 MCQ from Lecture

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What is the primary function of an electric dipole in the context of body surface potentials?

To generate an electromagnetic field around the body.

To serve as a point of synthesis for neurotransmitters.

To represent the distribution of electrical charges that contributes to body surface potentials. (correct)

To directly initiate muscular contractions.

How does the electrical field of a single charge in a vacuum relate to the electrical field of a dipole?

It is stronger and more focused than that of a dipole.

It falls to zero faster than the dipole field strength. (correct)

It is less spherically symmetric compared to a dipole's field.

It has the same strength but a different orientation than a dipole's field.

What is the primary effect of the presence of a conductive medium on an electric dipole field in the body?

It amplifies the dipole field uniformly throughout the body.

It modifies the dipole field relative to that in a vacuum. (correct)

It negates the effect of the dipole field entirely.

It creates additional dipoles that interfere with the original field.

In the context of electric potential on the body surface, what role do dipoles play in relation to heart activity?

They represent the directional flow of electrical activity during the heart's operation. Signup and view all the answers

How is the potential difference between two points on the body surface typically determined?

By the resistance encountered by ions moving between the points. Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the conductive medium of the body on the electric potential generated by cardiac activity?

It modifies the potential relative to what would be observed in a vacuum. Signup and view all the answers

How is the electric dipole moment related to the potentials on the body surface?

It determines the direction and magnitude of surface potentials. Signup and view all the answers

What role does the sinoatrial (SA) node play in heart function, as observed in ECG recordings?

It is the site of initial excitation and rhythmical self-activation. Signup and view all the answers

The sinoatrial (SA) node in the heart is the site of initial excitation and rhythmical self-activation. It initiates the cardiac action potential, setting the pace for heart rate, which is reflected in electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings. How does the electric field of an excited neuron compare to a dipole field?

It resembles a dipole field in the direction from the negative to the positive part of the membrane. Signup and view all the answers

In an electrocardiogram (ECG), what does the ST segment represent?

The period coinciding with the action potential plateau in ventricular myocytes. Signup and view all the answers

How does the dipole moment change during the excitation of a neuron?

It increases from zero at excitation, reaching a maximum, and then decreases. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of potential differences on the body surface, such as those measured in ECG?

The resistance encountered by ions moving between two points on the body surface. Signup and view all the answers

In electrocardiography (ECG), what does the QRS complex represent?

Ventricular depolarization. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the ST segment in an ECG?

It signifies the initiation of ventricular contraction. Signup and view all the answers

How does the body surface potential due to brain activity differ from that of the heart?

Brain activity potentials are more localized and have smaller amplitudes. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the electric dipole moment in the heart's action potential?

To represent the strength and direction of the heart's electrical activity. Signup and view all the answers

How does the presence of a conductive medium, like extracellular fluid, affect the electric field of a dipole in the body?

It modifies the dipole field relative to that in a vacuum. Signup and view all the answers

What explains why distant points on the body surface, which are at various distances from the heart, may have the same potential?

The resistance encountered by ions moving between points on the body surface. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the electric potential difference measured between two points on the body surface in cardiac monitoring?

It is proportional to the projection of the heart's total electric dipole moment on a line between those points. Signup and view all the answers

In the process of deriving an ECG curve, what does the potential difference between electrodes represent?

The projection of the cardiac dipole moment along the line connecting the electrodes. Signup and view all the answers

How is the total electric dipole moment of the heart represented in an ECG?

As the projection of the dipole on the axis of the lead. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the ST segment in an ECG?

It marks the time between ventricular depolarization and repolarization. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of electric potentials due to cardiac activity, what does the term 'isoelectric line' refer to?

The baseline voltage level in the absence of cardiac activity. Signup and view all the answers

How do the electric fields of excited neurons affect the body surface potentials?

They contribute to the body surface potentials, resembling dipole fields. Signup and view all the answers

What determines the shape of an ECG curve in a healthy individual?

The sequence of cardiac muscle depolarization and repolarization. Signup and view all the answers

Chapter 5 MCQ from Lecture

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What is the primary function of an electric dipole in the context of body surface potentials?

How does the electrical field of a single charge in a vacuum relate to the electrical field of a dipole?

What is the primary effect of the presence of a conductive medium on an electric dipole field in the body?

In the context of electric potential on the body surface, what role do dipoles play in relation to heart activity?

How is the potential difference between two points on the body surface typically determined?

What is the effect of the conductive medium of the body on the electric potential generated by cardiac activity?

How is the electric dipole moment related to the potentials on the body surface?

What role does the sinoatrial (SA) node play in heart function, as observed in ECG recordings?

In an electrocardiogram (ECG), what does the ST segment represent?

How does the dipole moment change during the excitation of a neuron?

What is the primary cause of potential differences on the body surface, such as those measured in ECG?

In electrocardiography (ECG), what does the QRS complex represent?

What is the significance of the ST segment in an ECG?

How does the body surface potential due to brain activity differ from that of the heart?

What is the primary function of the electric dipole moment in the heart's action potential?

How does the presence of a conductive medium, like extracellular fluid, affect the electric field of a dipole in the body?

What explains why distant points on the body surface, which are at various distances from the heart, may have the same potential?

What is the significance of the electric potential difference measured between two points on the body surface in cardiac monitoring?

In the process of deriving an ECG curve, what does the potential difference between electrodes represent?

How is the total electric dipole moment of the heart represented in an ECG?

What is the significance of the ST segment in an ECG?

In the context of electric potentials due to cardiac activity, what does the term 'isoelectric line' refer to?

How do the electric fields of excited neurons affect the body surface potentials?

What determines the shape of an ECG curve in a healthy individual?

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