Which of the components of the cardiac conduction system briefly delays the signal from the pacemaker, so that the atria have time to fill the ventricles with blood, before the ventricles begin to contract?
A. SA node
B. Left and right bundle branches
C. AV bundle
D. AV node
E. Purkinje fibers
Answer: D
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