Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The heart

The heart — practice question

Which statement accounts for the ventricles contracting after the atria?

  • AThe band of fibres between the atria and the ventricles conducts the excitation wave slowly.
  • BThe excitation wave has to pass through a small area of conducting fibres in the septum.
  • CThe excitation wave has to travel further to reach the base of the ventricles than to spread across the atria.
  • DThe excitation wave travels slowly through the Purkyne tissue to reach the base of the septum.

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