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rapidly distribute the action potential throughout most <strong>of</strong> the ventricles. The rapid<br />

conduction along the Purkinje fibers and the distribution <strong>of</strong> these fibers cause the<br />

depolarization <strong>of</strong> the left and right ventricular cells approximately simultaneously, thus<br />

resulting in a single coordinated contraction. Figure 2.4 illustrates the sequence <strong>of</strong><br />

cardiac excitation.<br />

Figure 2.4 The sequence <strong>of</strong> cardiac excitation. (From A.J. Vander, J.H. Sherman, and<br />

D.S. Luciano, Human Physiology, 1994.)

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