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Purkinje fibres supply impulses to:

A

Left and right atria

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Left and right ventricles

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All 4 chambers of heart

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D

Left ventricle only

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Solution

The correct option is B
Left and right ventricles

In the conducting system of heart, Purkinje fibres arise from the bundle of His and spread out into both the ventricles. They carry the impulses to the muscles of ventricles and contribute to ventricular systole.

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