RNCST Practice Test

1Single Choice

A technologist is performing a routine motor nerve conduction study. Which electrode configuration is used to record the compound muscle action potential (CMAP)?

A.Active (E1) electrode placed over the muscle belly, reference (E2) over the tendon of the muscle
B.Active electrode placed over the nerve, reference electrode over a distant bony prominence
C.Both active and reference electrodes placed directly over the muscle belly at the motor point
D.Active electrode on the antagonist muscle, reference electrode on the agonist muscle

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