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GATE 2020 BM – Question 22

Sensors and Bioinstrumentation · Biopotentials and Electrodes · 1 mark · Multiple choice

How many electrodes are used to record a standard 12-lead ECG?

  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10

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Correct answer: (D) 10

Explanation

A standard twelve-lead ECG uses four limb electrodes and six precordial electrodes, totaling ten. Several lead signals are derived from combinations of the limb potentials, so the number of leads exceeds the number of physical electrodes. Thus D.

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