In a healthy heart, nerve impulses originate solely within the heart itself. The wall of the right atrium contains special cells for this purpose. Specifically, in the sinus node, the natural pacemaker of the heart. Authors: ZDF/3sat/nano/Südkino F i l m p r o d u k t i o n GmbH/Berndt Welz/Hannah
The healthy heart has two atria and two ventricles. The atria collect the blood. The larger heart chambers, the ventricles, suck up the blood and then return it to the cardiopulmonary circulation. Author: ZDF/3sat/nano/Südkino Filmproduktion GmbH/Berndt Welz/Hannah Dewies/Tim Sprado/Jochen Schmidt
How well do you know your heart? Does it ring a bell when you hear the terms "right and left atrium", "pulmonary artery" or "ventricles"? The video explains the function of the human heart, the centre of blood circulation.
