a test used to record electrical activity of the heart

changes voltage coming from the heart into mechanical action

converts weaker signals into stronger signals so tracings are printed on EKG paper

wire that heats up and melts the plastic and moves with the heart beat and makes markings on EKG paper

reduces artifacts on EKG printouts

one end goes into the EKG machine and the other is attached to an electrode

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Term	Definition
EKG	a test used to record electrical activity of the heart
Galvanometer	changes voltage coming from the heart into mechanical action
Amplifier	converts weaker signals into stronger signals so tracings are printed on EKG paper
Stylus	wire that heats up and melts the plastic and moves with the heart beat and makes markings on EKG paper
Artifact filters	reduces artifacts on EKG printouts
Normal standardization	10mm
Normal sensitivity	1mv=10mm
Normal paper speed	25mm
Cables	one end goes into the EKG machine and the other is attached to an electrode