The AV Nodal Delay Ensures That

question 248

Multiple Choice

The AV nodal delay ensures that:

• A)The atria contract and empty their contents into the ventricles prior to ventricular systole.
• B)The ventricles contract prior to atrial systole.
• C)Tetanic contractions of cardiac muscle are impossible.
• D)Ventricular diastole occurs before systole.
• E)Atrial diastole occurs before atrial systole.

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