AV node intercalated disks purkinjė fibers time delay bundle of HiS The wave of excitation that begins in SA node cardiocytes distributes throughout the regular atrial cardiocytes through gap junctions in the . This wave of excitation eventually reaches the ,which transmits the wave of excitation down the to the Conduction of this excitation signal occurs with a that permits for the ventricles to fully fill with blood before ventricular depolarization and contraction.

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AV node
intercalated disks
purkinje fibers
time delay
bundle of His
The wave of excitation that begins in SA node cardiocytes distributes throughout the regular atrial cardiocytes through gap junctions in the
. This wave of excitation eventually reaches the
, which transmits the wave of excitation down the
to the
Conduction of this excitation signal occurs with a
that permits for the ventricles to fully fill with blood before ventricular
depolarization and contraction.
Transcribed Image Text:AV node intercalated disks purkinje fibers time delay bundle of His The wave of excitation that begins in SA node cardiocytes distributes throughout the regular atrial cardiocytes through gap junctions in the . This wave of excitation eventually reaches the , which transmits the wave of excitation down the to the Conduction of this excitation signal occurs with a that permits for the ventricles to fully fill with blood before ventricular depolarization and contraction.
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