Body Fluids and Circulation

Cardiac Conduction System (SA, AV Nodes) Practice Questions

20 free Cardiac Conduction System (SA, AV Nodes) practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. Which structure acts as the primary pacemaker of the human heart?
  2. Q2. The SA node is located in which part of the heart?
  3. Q3. Which node receives impulses from the SA node and delays them before ventricular contraction?
  4. Q4. The main functional significance of AV nodal delay is to:
  5. Q5. Which part of the conduction system connects the AV node to ventricular myocardium?
  6. Q6. Purkinje fibers primarily function to:
  7. Q7. If the SA node fails, which structure can take over as pacemaker at a slower rate?
  8. Q8. The intrinsic rhythmicity of the heart is due to:
  9. Q9. Which cardiac tissue has the highest rate of spontaneous depolarization?
  10. Q10. The AV node is located at the junction of:
  11. Q11. Which structure ensures that impulses reach the apex of the heart first?
  12. Q12. Bundle branches are located in the:
  13. Q13. Which event occurs first in the normal cardiac conduction sequence?
  14. Q14. Damage to the AV node would most directly affect:
  15. Q15. Which structure prevents simultaneous contraction of atria and ventricles?
  16. Q16. The rate of impulse generation in the SA node is normally about:
  17. Q17. Which ion plays a major role in spontaneous depolarization of SA node cells?
  18. Q18. The conducting fibers with the fastest impulse transmission speed are:
  19. Q19. Which statement correctly describes cardiac conduction?
  20. Q20. Complete heart block is most likely due to failure of conduction at the: