Atrioventricular (AV) node
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 bundle of His, also known as the atrioventricular bundle, is the structure of the conduction system that helps to coordinate the contraction of the ventricles. It extends from the atrioventricular node and transmits electrical impulses to the Purkinje fibers, which then cause the ventricles to contract simultaneously.
NO! it is the SA Node..
the sinoatrial (SA) node is the "pacemaker" of the heart-it is the first stucture that makes up the conduction system of the heart-the system of electrical impulses that are discharged throughout the heart and cause rhythmic cardiac contractions and relaxations. impulse conduction starts in the SA node, causing the atria to contract, then goes to the atrioventricular (AV) node, the bundle of His, and then to the pukinje fibers which cause the ventricles to contract.
The impulse is temporarily delayed at the atrioventricular (AV) node. This delay allows the atria to contract and complete the filling of the ventricles before the impulse is transmitted to them. The delay also ensures proper coordination of the heart's contractions, promoting efficient blood flow.
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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 atrioventricular (AV) node is located in the inferior portion of the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus.
The sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular node controls the Cardiac Cycle- The Sinoatrial node is often called the Pace maker.The sinoatrial node is located in the wall of the right atrium. The Sinoatrial node emits a wave of electrical activity which reaches both Atria which causes them to contract, the wave of electrical activity is prevented from reaching the ventricles by the atrioventricular septum.Eventually the electrical activity will reach the Atrioventricular node which is situated between the atria.The Atrioventricular node conveys this along specialised muscle fibres called The Bundle of His.The bundle of his fibres release this electrical activity at the apex of the heart which causes both ventricles to contract at the same time.
No, the sino-atrial node is the pacemaker of the heart. It receives signals from the heart centre in the medulla oblingata via either the parasympathetic nerve or sympathetic nerve. It the sends a signal to the right- and left artrium and then to the atrioventricular node which stimulates the right- and left ventricles to contract
The Atrioventricular (AV) node is located in the inferior portion of the interatrial septum. It is a specialized cluster of cells that conducts electrical signals from the atria to the ventricles, helping to regulate the heartbeat.