In a standard ECG which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?
- S - start of systole
- T - end of diastole
- P - depolarisation of the atria
- R - repolarisation of ventricles
Answer
(3) P - depolarisation of the atria
Solution
As per NCERT:
The P-wave represents the electrical excitation (or depolarisation) of the atria, which leads to the contraction of both the atria.
The QRS complex represents the depolarisation of the ventricles, which initiates the ventricular contraction (start of systole marked by Q).
The T-wave represents the return of the ventricles from excited to normal state (repolarisation); its end marks the end of systole.
P - depolarisation of the atria is the correct representation.
Answer: (3)