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Thursday 16 November 2017

Heart Conduction..........

The sequence of electrical events during one full contraction of the heart muscle:
    Fig 1.0 - Animation of the spread of conduction through the heart
  • An excitation signal (an action potential) is created by the sinoatrial (SA) node.
  • The wave of excitation spreads across the atria,causing them to contract.
  • Upon reaching the atrioventricular (AV) node, the signal is delayed.
  • It is then conducted into the bundle of His, down the interventricular septum.
  • The bundle of His and the Purkinje fibres spread the wave impulses along the ventricles, causing them to contract.

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