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Title: Where does the impulse for cardiac contraction originate?
Post by: Emsga on Feb 10, 2018
Where does the impulse for cardiac contraction originate?
 
  a. Superior vena cava
  b. Inferior vena cava
  c. Sinoatrial (SA) node
  d. Vagus nerve


Title: Where does the impulse for cardiac contraction originate?
Post by: russinhacker on Feb 10, 2018
ANS: C
Muscular contractions of the atria and ventricles are controlled by an electrical impulse that originates in the sinoatrial (SA) node.