Where in the hearts conduction system do the action potentials pause momentarily?
a. action potentials pass slowly through the atrioventricular node.
b. action potentials pass slowly through the atrioventricular bundle.
c. action potentials pass slowly through the Purkinje fibers.
d. action potentials pass slowly through the bundle branches.
a. action potentials pass slowly through the atrioventricular node.
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