What is happening in the heart when a P wave is recorded on an ECG?

A. The ventricles are depolarizing.
B. The atria are depolarizing.
C. The ventricles are repolarizing.
D. The ventricles are contracting.
E. Ventricular systole is occurring.


B. The atria are depolarizing.

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