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Chapter 48, Problem 1A
In vertebrate hearts, atria contract from the top, and ventricles contract from the bottom. How is this accomplished?
a. Depolarization from the SA node proceeds across the atria from the top; depolarization from the AV node is carried to the bottom of the ventricles before it emanates over ventricular tissue.
b. The depolarization from the SA node is initiated from motor neurons coming down from our brain; depolarization from the AV node is initiated from motor neurons coming up from our spinal cord.
c. Gravity carries the depolarization from the SA node down from the top of the heart; contraction of the diaphragm forces depolarization from the AV node from the bottom up.
d. This statement is false; both contract from the bottom.
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