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What Makes The Heart Beat Outside The Body ?
what makes the heart beat outside the body?
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Dr. Munish Sood,
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1.The heart is independent of the brain because it has the SA node,that generates an electric current that transmits to the rest of the heart.
2.Although all of the heart's cells possess the ability to generate the electrical impulses that trigger cardiac contraction, the sinoatrial node is what normally initiates it.
1.The heart is independent of the brain because it has the SA node,that generates an electric current that transmits to the rest of the heart.
2.Although all of the heart's cells possess the ability to generate the electrical impulses that trigger cardiac contraction, the sinoatrial node is what normally initiates it.
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