The sinoatrial node triggers an impulse
SA node
SA node sends an impulse for the atria to contract. AV node is then activated which contracts the ventricles.
The heart beats regularly because it has it's own pacemaker. The pacemaker is a small region of muscle called the sinoatrial, or SA, node. It is in the upper back wall of the right atrium. The node triggers an impulse that causes both atrium to contract. Very quickly, the impulse reaches the atrioventricular, or AV, node at the bottom of the right atrium. Immediately, the atrioventricular node triggers an impulse that causes both ventricles to contract.
The Sinoatrial Node sends a wave of electric impulses through the heart, which causes both atria to contract.
The Heart's own pace makerThe heart beats regularly because it has it's own pacemaker. The pacemaker is a small region of muscle called the sinoatrial, or SA, node. It is in the upper back wall of the right atrium. The node triggers an impulse that causes both atrium to contract. Very quickly, the impulse reaches the atrioventricular, or AV, node at the bottom of the right atrium. Immediately, the atrioventricular node triggers an impulse that causes both ventricles to contract.
The sinoatrial (S-A) node is known as the heart's natural pacemaker. It generates electrical impulses that set the pace for the heartbeat by initiating each electrical signal that triggers the heart muscle to contract. This ensures the heart beats at a regular rhythm.
It is supposed to be the sinus node and the conducting tissue. It includes the AV node and bundle of HIS. The sinus node generate the impulse in the heart for contraction. The AV node and bundle of HIS transmits the impulse to the ventricles.
In the Sinoatrial Node
This is called saltatory conduction.
The condition where an impulse jumps from node to node is known as saltatory conduction. This occurs in myelinated neurons, where the myelin sheath insulates the axon, allowing the electrical impulse to skip over the insulated segments and only propagate at the nodes of Ranvier. This process significantly increases the speed of nerve signal transmission compared to unmyelinated fibers.
P-R interval
When the Sino-atrial node fails momentarily to initiate an impulse, sinus arrest occurs. When the sino-atrial node fails momentarily to initiate an impulse, sinus arrest occurs.