V leads are associated with which type of ECG leads?

• A. Limb leads
• B. Augmented leads
• C. Unipolar leads
• D. Chest/precordial leads

Answer: (D)

V leads are the chest or precordial leads, placed on the chest to record the heart’s electrical activity from the front. In a standard ECG, V1 through V6 sit across the chest from right to left and provide an anterior view of the heart’s activity. The limb leads are attached to the arms and legs, while augmented leads are also derived from those limb electrodes but give different axes. Although chest leads are technically unipolar in their design, the most direct way to classify V leads is by their location and purpose: chest/precordial leads.