A client is experiencing an irregular heartbeat. The client asks the nurse how a heartbeat occurs. The nurse explains the conduction system of the heart beginning with the sinoatrial node (SA node)
Place the conduction sequence of the heart in order beginning with the SA node. Use all options. A) Purkinje fibers
B) AV node
C) Atrial cell stimulation
D) Bundle of His
E) Bundle branches
A, B, C, D, E
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In the normal sequence, the impulse starts in the SA node. The waves of stimulation spread through the atria to the AV node. The impulse then travels from the AV node to the bundle of His, then to the right and left bundle branches, and eventually to the Purkinje fibers.
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