A key influence of the atrioventricular node on the heartbeat is to

A. speed up the conduction of the electrical impulse to contract as it passes from the atria to the ventricles.
B. slow down the conduction of the electrical impulse to contract as it passes from the atria to the ventricles.
C. act as a barrier that prevents the conduction of the electrical impulse to contract as it passes from the atria to the ventricles.
D. not alter the speed at which the electrical impulse to contract passes from the atria to the ventricles.
E. block backflow of blood from the aorta into the right ventricle.


B. slow down the conduction of the electrical impulse to contract as it passes from the atria to the ventricles.

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