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 The relative ability of a substance to transmit free electrons or electricity.

How does humidity levels that are lower  than the recommended range (30-60%) affect the operating room environment with regards to static electricity?

Electrical current that provides energy to smaller devices from a single, replaceable source where the current travels from a single pole to the opposite pole  in one direction is called ____. 

To help prevent insulation breaks in the ESU cords, it is better not to ____. 

The human body works using it’s own electric circuit generated by chemicals. In order to prevent disruption of the systems that rely on this impulse when using electrical equipment during a surgical procedure, the equipment must function on a higher____ than the body. This range  is typically between 100,000 and 1 million. 

A solid or gas that is sensitive to atomic excitation by an energy source, which creates intense laser light and energy.

Instrumentation used for laparoscopic or MIS surgery is reusable while the ___________ instruments are a limited use item. These cost around $2500 each and are considered used anytime they are inserted into the equipment. 

Free electrons will follow a predictable path as they move through conductive material. It is often described as an open or closed ___ of  electrical current. 

______ is/are to describe anything that stops the flow of of an electrical current in a circuit.

In electrosurgery, a continuous path of electricity that flows from the electrosurgical unit to the active electrode, through the patient and the return electrode, and then back to the electrosurgical unit.