Identify an accurate statement about the conduction system of the heart.
A. The left side of the heart pumps a greater amount of blood than the right side of the heart in a particular amount of time.
B. Impulse conduction first results in the contraction of the left ventricle and then in the contraction of the right ventricle.
C. The Purkinje fibers distribute excitation through the ventricular myocardium.
D. An electrical impulse is normally generated within the atrioventricular node.
Answer: C
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