What Is the Source of the Electrical Potentials Recorded from the Scalp

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the source of the electrical potentials recorded from the scalp of a human subject?

• A) the natural current found in skin
• B) the signals generated by the contraction of muscle fibers that lie under the scalp
• C) the summated activity of nerve cell action potentials and postsynaptic potentials
• D) the signals generated by the activity of the sweat glands
• E) the movements of our eyes

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or nerves that detect changes in the environment and send signals to the brain.

Eardrum

The thin, membrane-like structure that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and vibrates in response to sound waves.

Audition

The formal term for the sense of hearing.

Olfaction

The sense of smell, a chemical sensing system that is one of the five traditional senses.