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Biology 3.1.2 ECG traces
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- 1What are the three main parts of an ECG trace?P wave
QRS complex
T wave - 2What happens at the P wave?Atrial systole
- 3What happens during the QRS complex?Ventricular systole
- 4What happens at the T wave?Ventricular diastole
- 5What happens between points P and R?Time taken for the electrical impulses to travel from the atria to the ventricles
- 6What happens between points Q and T?This is the contraction time of the ventricles
- 7What is the proper name for a slow heart rate? what would the ECG trace look like?Bradycardia
Peaks more spaces apart - 8What is the proper name for a fast heart rate? What would the ECG trace look like?Tachycardia
Peaks have less space in between them - 9What is an ectopic heart beat?Where there are extra heartbeats out of normal rhythm
- 10What is atrial fibrillation?Abnormal heart beat rhythm
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