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Heart Conduction System Definition

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Heart Conduction System:

An impulse-conducting system composed of modified cardiac muscle and having the power of spontaneous rhythmicity and conduction more highly developed than the rest of the heart.

Synonym: kent bundle, bundle of kent.

Terms Related to Heart Conduction System

Purkinje Fibers
Modified cardiac muscle fibers composing the terminal portion of the heart conduction system.
Heart Block
Impairment of conduction in heart excitation. It is often applied specifically to atrioventricular heart block. (Dorland, 27th ed)
AV Node
A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the …

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