Origin of heart beat and its conduction is represented by
A
A V node - Bundle of His - SA node - Purkinje fibres
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B
SA node - Purkinje fibres - AV node - Bundle of His
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C
Purkinje fibres - AV node - SA node - Bundle of His
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D
SA node - AV node - Bundle of His - Purkinje fibres
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Solution
The correct option is D
SA node - AV node - Bundle of His - Purkinje fibres
The pumping of the heart, or the heartbeat, is caused by alternating contractions and relaxations of the myocardium. These contractions are stimulated by electrical impulses from a natural pacemaker, the sinoatrial, or S-A, node located in the muscle of the right atrium.