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Chapter 19, Problem 3CSL
Your grandfather was told that his SA node (pacemaker) has stopped functioning. Explain how his heart is still beating at a rate of 40 to 50 times per minute. Are the atria stimulated to contract? Explain.
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Your grandfather was told that his SA node (pacemaker) has stopped functioning. Explain how his heart is still beating at a rate of 40 to 50 times per minute. Are the atria stimulated to contract? Explain.
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John is your 68-year old neighbor who was recently told by his doctor that his heart’s main pacemaker stopped working (“They told me it is called an SA node”). He knows you are a nurse, so he came to you to ask why his heart is still beating, but only at a rate of 50 times per minute. Please explain using appropriate physiological and anatomical details.
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