This is an electrode arrangement particularly useful in providing a reliable electrical contact to be made to the skin of a person or animal in order to permit, for example, an electroencephalogram or electrocardiogram reading to be made by means of an EEG or ECG system connected to the electrode arrangement. The electrode arrangement utilizes an elongated post and an apertured ring having a plurality of tabs for making a strong mechanical attachment to the post. Also disclosed is a combined electrode arrangement and adhesive pad assembly. A feature of this combination is the use of the electrode arrangement described above in combination with the use of a pair of electrically conductive irregular shaped gel pads with the gel pads being located on opposite sides of the flange associated with the post of the electrode arrangement. The gel pad configuration provides a short electrical contact path to be created between the skin of the animal or person that is being monitored and the electrode post.
