The AV Node

question 127

Multiple Choice

The AV node

• A) is the normal pacemaker of the heart
• B) is the only electrical connection between the atria and the ventricles
• C) rapidly conducts the impulse from the atria to the ventricles so that they contract simultaneously
• D) is not innervated by the vagus nerve
• E) has the slowest rate of depolarization in the heart

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