Seeley's Anatomy & Physiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259254963
Author: Jennifer Regan (author), Andrew Russo (author), Rod Seeley (author) Cinnamon Vanputte (author)
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
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Chapter 20.5, Problem 21AYP
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The reason due to which Purkinje fibers conduct action potentials more rapidly than other cardiac muscle cells.
Introduction:
The conducting system contains modified cardiac muscle cells that form two nodes: the sinoatrial (SA) node and the atrioventricular (AV) node, and a conducting bundle. The lower terminal branches of the bundles are known as Purkinje fibers.
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