Why S.A. node is called pacemaker of heart? from Biology Body F

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How much time auricular systole, ventricular systole and joint diastole persist separately?

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How much time auricular diastole persists?

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How much time ventricular diastole persists?

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Why S.A. node is called pacemaker of heart?


The SA node or sino-atrial node (SAN) is called the the natural pacemaker of the heart. It controls the heart rate by generating electrical impulses and then sending electrical signals through the heart muscle, causing the heart to contract and pump blood throughout the body.The heart beat originates from S.A. node and spreads to the walls of auricles which contract. 

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 What is serum?

 

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What is the role of valves?

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Why are walls of auricles thinner than walls of ventricles?

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Which is the largest artery?

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Name the layers of the heart ?

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What is pericardium?

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