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Medicine, 29.08.2019 19:30 guardhic7165

When the heart pacemaker produces an action potential, the impulse spreads quickly through the atria producing contraction. however, there is a delay before ventricle contraction, why?
a. the ventricles are simply much larger than the atria and take a significantly longer time to contract.
b. the impulse slows down when it passes through the nodal fibers (av node).
c. the individual nerves controlling the two chambers are inhibiting each other from firing.

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