Alex goes to the hospital for a checkup after experiencing severe chest pain. After a preliminary physical examination, a health care professional asks Alex to lie down, places small metal disc electrodes on his body, and hooks the electrodes up to a machine that starts recording the electrical activity of Alex's heart. After the procedure, the health care professional hands over the recording to a doctor for analysis. This recording is known as a(n) ________.
A. electrocardiogram
B. encephalogram
C. mammogram
D. angiogram
Answer: A
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