The EKG sensor measures cardiac waveforms generated by electrical activity of the heart muscle. The cyclical contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles involves polarisation and depolarisation of heart muscle fibres. This creates an electrical current that moves through the body, and which can be measured by electrodes attached to the skin.
The subject should be stationary when making the measurements, but interesting comparative data may be collected before and after exercise. Other interesting investigations involve placing the electrodes at different places on the body to determine the axis of the heart, and studying the change in the waveforms before and after the ingestion of mild stimulants (e.g. caffeinated coffee or cola).
The EKG sensor comes with 3 electrode cables, a set of 100 disposable electrodes and a laboratory manual. The lab manual outlines the source of the electrical signals and various experiments which can be conducted with the sensor. The sensor must be used with the C410 LabPro Interface and C901 Logger Pro software.

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