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Categories: Cardiac anatomy, Cardiac electrophysiology, All articles needing additional references, Articles with short description

pacemaker cardiac pacemaker sinoatrial node SA node sinus node

A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat WordNet 3.0

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A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The sinoatrial node is an oval shaped region of special cardiac muscle in the upper back wall of the right atrium made up of cells known as pacemaker cells. Wikipedia

The contraction of cardiac muscle in all animals is initiated by electrical impulses known as action potentials that in the heart are known as cardiac action potentials. Wikipedia

A structure in the superior part of the right atrium Wikipedia Disambiguation

Cells within the heart that initiate contractions and set the pace of beating Wikipedia Disambiguation

Network of cells that facilitate rhythmic heart contraction Wikidata

Group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart Wikidata

A group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat. Wiktionary

A group of cells. Wiktionary (translation)

The sinoatrial node. Wiktionary

IS A

cardiac muscle

PART OF

cardiac conduction system

ARTERIAL SUPPLY