PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Where is the AV Node located?
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Next to the Bicuspid Valve
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Next to the Pulmonary Valve
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Next to the Aortic Valve
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Next to the Tricuspid Valve
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The atrioventricular node is located inferiorly in the right atrium, anterior to the ostium of the coronary sinus, and above the tricuspid valve (Fig. 1.2).
Detailed explanation-2: -The AV node is quite compact ( 1 x 3 x 5 mm). It is located at the center of Koch’s triangle-a triangle enclosed by the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve, the coronary sinus, and the membranous part of the interatrial septum.
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