| Front | Atrioventricular node |
|---|---|
| Back | (AV node) Structure: small area of specialized cardiac muscle, located in interatrial wall between the opening of the coronary sinus and the septal cusp of the tricuspid valve. Function: serves as a relay station that transmits depolization signal from atria to cenvtricles with a slight delay (allows for filling of ventricles during diastole), connects to AV bundles that cause ventricle contraction |
Tags: cardiovascular
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