Electrical conduction of the heart's cells is also known as?

Defibrillation

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Depolarisation

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Repolarisation

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Polarisation

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Solution

The correct option is B
Depolarisation

This is loss of polarization; especially : loss of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane of a muscle or nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to the interior.

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ECG depicts the depolarisation and repolarisation process during the cardiac cycle. In the ECG of a normal healthy individual one of the following waves is not represented.
(a) Depolarisation of atria
(b) Repolarisation of atria
(c) Depolarisation of ventricles
(d) Repolarisation of ventricles

Q. Match the Column - I with Column - II.

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A	P-wave	1	Depolarisation of ventricles
B	QRS complex	2	Repolarisation of ventricles
C	T-wave	3	Coronary ischemia
D	Inversion of T-wave	4	Depolarisation of atria
		5	Repolarisation of atria

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Q. Rearrange the following in the correct sequence pertaining to what is given within brackets at the end.
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Q. ECG depicts the depolarisation and repolarisation processes during the cardiac cycle. In the ECG of a normal healthy individual one of the following is not represented.

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Electrical conduction of the heart's cells is also known as?

The correct option is B Depolarisation This is loss of polarization; especially : loss of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane of a muscle or nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to the interior.

The correct option is B
Depolarisation

This is loss of polarization; especially : loss of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane of a muscle or nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to the interior.