The pacemaker of the entire myocardium is the: a) Atrioventricular junction b) bundle of his c) Purkinje fibers d) Sinoatrial node
The SA node (Sinoatrial node) sets the pace for the heart as a whole because no other region of the conduction system or the myocardium has a faster depolarization rate. For this reason, it is the heart's pacemaker.
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The SA node is the "pacemaker" of the heart. Cells in the SA node are called "pacemaker" cells and they direct the contraction rate of the entire heart by generating action potentials.
Antibiotic therapy given as a precautionary measure can reduce the risk of pacemaker infection.
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Another word for myocardium is the heart muscle. The myocardium is the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall.
Myocardium is muscular tissue that is found in the heart. Myocardium is an essential element in the workings of the heart.
The thick muscle layer of the heart is the myocardium. It is the middle layer of the heart and produces pressure.
The myocardium is the muscles that surround and power the heart.
The SA node normally functions as the pacemaker for the entire heart because its intrinsic rate is the fastest in the system. From the SA node, impulses spread out over the atria, causing them to contract.
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