A. In monopolar electrosurgery, current from an electrosurgical generator passes from an active electrode (the “Bovie” tip) through the patient to a return electrode of greater area. B. In bipolar electrosurgery, the active and return electrodes are in the handpiece, and current only flows through the surgical site. Source: Power Sources in Surgery, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e Citation: Doherty GM. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e; 2015 Available at: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/Books/1202/doh_ch7_f002.png&sec=71516165&BookID=1202&ChapterSecID=71516149&imagename= Accessed: October 22, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved