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What is the role of the delay at the AV node?
ASpeeds up contraction
BLets ventricles fill first
CCloses the aortic valve
DEnds atrial systole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lets ventricles fill first
The AV node slows the impulse so blood can finish flowing into the ventricles before they contract.
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