ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Second part of Cardiac Conduction System:This structure receives a signal and passes it on to the Bundle of His
A
Purkinje fibers
B
Atrioventricular (AV) node
C
Sinoatrial (SA) Node
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bundle of His is also called the atrioventricular bundle. It is a branch of fibers (nerve cells) that extends from your AV node. This fiber bundle receives the electrical signal from the AV node and carries it to the Purkinje fibers.

Detailed explanation-2: -After passing through the AV node, the electrical current then continues down the conduction pathway, through a pathway called the bundle of His, and into the ventricles. The bundle of His divides into right and left pathways (bundle branches) to give electrical stimulation to the right and left ventricles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The electrical impulse travels from the sinus node to the atrioventricular node (also called AV node). There, impulses are slowed down for a very short period, then continue down the conduction pathway via the bundle of His into the ventricles.

Detailed explanation-4: -SA node: P wave Under normal conditions, electrical activity is spontaneously generated by the SA node, the cardiac pacemaker. This electrical impulse is propagated throughout the right atrium, and through Bachmann’s bundle to the left atrium, stimulating the myocardium of the atria to contract.

Detailed explanation-5: -The SA node is sometimes called the heart’s “natural pacemaker.” When an electrical impulse is released from this natural pacemaker, it causes the atria to contract. The signal then passes through the atrioventricular (AV) node.

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