The AV node is important because it
A) delays the transmission of the electrical impulses to the ventricles in order for the atria to finish contracting.
B) directs electrical impulses from the ventricles to the atria.
C) serves as the pacemaker in a normal heart.
D) electrically opens the AV valves.
E) None of these answers are correct.
A) delays the transmission of the electrical impulses to the ventricles in order for the atria to finish contracting.
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