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1) Sino-atrial node is master node and atrio-ventricular node is on the path from SA node to impulse to ventricles.
2) SA node has intrinsic rhythme rate of about 72 beats/ minute and AV has intrinsic rhythme rate of about 50 beats per minute.
3) SA node has autonomic ( sympathetic and parasympathetic ) nerve supply and AV node do not have any such supply.
4) SA node regulates the heart rate and AV node slows down the conduction across the path, so that atria gets time to contract, to be fallowed by contraction of ventricles.
5) Disease of the SA node generally leads to sick sinus syndrome. Disease of the AV node generally leads to atrioventricular block.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoCardiac muscles has intrinsic rhythmicity. That mean the muscle fibre contract rhythmically. The different types of cardiac muscle fibres contract at at different rhythm. SA node contract at the rate of 72 beats / minute. The other atrial muscle fibres contract at the rate of 60 beats / minute. The AV node contracts at the rate of 50 beats /minute. The ventricle muscle fibres contract at the rate of 36 beats / minute. The fibres from the bundle of His contract in between 50 to 36 beats / minute. So the SA nodes contract at the fastest rate and it is a 'Pace maker'. That means SA node decides the rate of contraction of your heart. It is supplied by sympathetic as well as parasympathetic innervation to rise or lower the heart rate. In AV node you have the conduction of the impulse slowed down for a movement. So that the ventricles should contract 'after' the contraction of the atria. This helps you to have proper pumping of the blood in forward direction.
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How long does the AV node delay the signal from the SA node?
The AV node delays the signal from the SA node, till the contraction of the atria is over. The delay period is about 0.1 second. The maximum limit for normal PR interval is 0.2 seconds.
Does the AV node initiates the contraction of the atria?
No, the sinoatrial (SA) node initiates contraction of the atria, which subsequently causes stimulation of the AV node, which then initiates contraction of the ventricles via the Purkinje fibers.
What is internodal pathway?
It is a pathway for signals from the SA node to the AV node that passes through the walls of the atria.
What the location of the SA node?
The Sinoatrial (SA) node and the Atrioventricular (AV) node are both extremely important in the conduction events of the heart. The Sinoatrial node displays pacemaker activity - that is, it spontaneously depolarizes, setting in forth the chain of events that is required for contraction of the heart. Depolarization refers to the event in which positive ions flow into the heart, resulting in a voltage change in the heart, leading to contraction. From the SA node, the voltage is conducted through the internodal pathway to the AV node, in which the impulse is temporarily paused before been transmitted through the Bundle of His and the Left and Right bundle branches. These events, as previously mentioned, are extremely important in conduction pathways of the heart, and hence, the function of the heart :)
Depolarization of the SA node occurs during which phase?
SA node: P waveUnder normal conditions, electrical activity is spontaneously generated by the SA node, the physiological pacemaker. This electrical impulse is propagated throughout the right atrium, and throughBachmann's bundle to the left atrium, stimulating the myocardium of both atria to contract. The conduction of the electrical impulse throughout the left and right atria is seen on the ECG as the P wave. As the electrical activity is spreading throughout the atria, it travels via specialized pathways, known as internodal tracts, from the SA node to the AV node.
Correct order of intrinsic cardiac conduction?
Its one of these, cant remember which one though: AV node, SA node AV bundle, Purkinje fibres. SA node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibres, AV node. SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibres. Purkinje fibres, SA node, AV node, AV bundle.
The correct sequence in the conduction system of the heart is?
SA node, Internodal pathways, AV node, Bundle of His, Bundle branches, Purkinje fibers.
What size are the SA node?
AV ~1x3x5mm
How are the contractions of the 4 chambers in the heart coordinated?
SA node and AV node
Impulses can travel directly from the SA node to the AV node via the?
car
What is the correct path for the transmission of an impulse in the instrinsic condition system of the heart?
sinoatrial (SA) node, atrioventricular (AV) node, atrioventricular (AV) bundle, right and left bundle branches, Perkinje fibers
Nerve impulses trAVel down the internodal pathways from the AV node?
No, SA Node
What is the correct sequence of parts that function to carry cardiac impulses?
SA node, AV node, AV Bundle, Purkinje Fibers
Is the AV node or the SA node closest to the center of the heart?
The sino-atrial node (or SA node) is located in the right atrium, just below the entrance of the superior vena cava in the upper right portion of the right atrium.
How long does the AV node delay the signal from the SA node?
The AV node delays the signal from the SA node, till the contraction of the atria is over. The delay period is about 0.1 second. The maximum limit for normal PR interval is 0.2 seconds.
The SA node triggers an impulse that causes both atria to do what?
SA node sends an impulse for the atria to contract. AV node is then activated which contracts the ventricles.
What pickup the signal after the sinoatrial node?
Electricity fires from the SA node to the AV node. It then goes to the bundle of his and out the perkinji fibers.
