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Abstract
Small band of specialized CARDIAC MUSCLE fibers that originates in the ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE and extends into the membranous part of the interventricular septum. The bundle of His, consisting of the left and the right bundle branches, conducts the electrical impulses to the HEART VENTRICLES in generation of MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION.
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- Atrioventricular Bundle
- Kent-His Bundle
- Atrioventricular Bundles
- Bundle, Atrioventricular
- Bundle, Kent-His
- Bundles, Atrioventricular
- His Bundle
- Kent His Bundle
- Anterior Fascicle
- Left Bundle Branch of His
- Posterior Fascicle
- Right Bundle Branch of His
- Fascicle, Anterior
- Fascicle, Posterior
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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91(75); was see under HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM 1975-90
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- National Library of Medicine. Bundle of His. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002036
- Bundle of His. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundle_of_His
- Bundle of His. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577202