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The EKG

The EKG. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM EKG (EEG). Remember: The heart has its own electrical system. Do you remember the three parts? Name them:. SA - Sinoatrial Node AV - Atrioventricular Node 3. Purkinje Fibers. Current passes through body to skin.

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The EKG

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  1. The EKG

  2. ELECTROCARDIOGRAMEKG (EEG) Remember: The heart has its own electrical system. Do you remember the three parts? Name them:

  3. SA - Sinoatrial Node • AV - Atrioventricular Node • 3. Purkinje Fibers

  4. Current passes through body to skin. Current can be measured with an electrocardiogram. (EKG,ECG) Vernier.com

  5. What Does an EKG Look Like? P = P Wave- Just before atrial contraction QRS Complex- Impulse causing ventricle contraction T= T Wave – Ventricles relax R P Through T = Systolic Pressure T Through P = Diastolic T p Q S Direction of impulse

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