In: Anatomy and Physiology
QUESTION 33
True or false? The sinoatrial node can be described as a pacemaker.
True
False
TRUE
sinoatrial (SA) node is a describes as a pacemaker.
process: electrical impulses released from SA node ,it causes atria to be contract . signals than passes to atrioventricular (AV )node . AV node checks the signals and send it through the muscle fibers of the ventricles and causing them contract.
artificial pacemakers like : artificial cardiac pacemaker :it is a medical device that generates the electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to cause the heart muscle chambers to contract and pump blood to the body parts.
artificial cardiac pacemaker are used to treat :