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A simple dissection method for the conduction system of the human heart
Author(s) -
Yanagawa Nariaki,
Nakajima Yuji
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anatomical sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.126
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1935-9780
pISSN - 1935-9772
DOI - 10.1002/ase.67
Subject(s) - dissection (medical) , atrioventricular node , human heart , bundle branches , electrical conduction system of the heart , bundle , anatomy , gross anatomy , medicine , cardiology , bundle of his , node (physics) , electrocardiography , materials science , physics , tachycardia , quantum mechanics , composite material
Abstract A simple dissection guide for the conduction system of the human heart is shown. The atrioventricular (AV) node, AV bundle, and right bundle branch were identified in a formaldehyde‐fixed human heart. The sinu‐atrial (SA) node could not be found, but the region in which SA node was contained was identified using the SA nodal artery. Gross anatomical observation of the conduction system is useful for understanding the structure and function of the heart. Anat Sci Ed 2:78–80, 2009. © 2009 American Association of Anatomists.