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.
If the SA node fails to fire the atrioventricular node should take over.
The rhythmic sequence of contractions is coordinated by the sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) nodes.
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.
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The atrioventricular (AV) node which is located in the right atrium. From there is travels down the septum, also called the atrioventricular bundle, and then spreads to all parts of the ventricles via the Purkinje fibers.
atrioventricular node (AV node)
NO! it is the SA Node..
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The atrioventricular (AV) node is located in the inferior portion of the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus.
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.
If the SA node fails to fire the atrioventricular node should take over.
The rhythmic sequence of contractions is coordinated by the sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) nodes.
The atrioventricular node is a part of electrical control system of the heart that co-ordinates heart rate.
Atrioventricular (AV) node
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 nodes in the heart control the hearts electrical system. The nodes are known as the sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular node.
Usually in patients with a pacemaker, it happens in the atrioventricular node.