The AV Nodal Delay Ensures That

Multiple Choice

The AV nodal delay ensures that:

A) The atria contract and empty their contents into the ventricles prior to ventricular systole.
B) The ventricles contract prior to atrial systole.
C) Tetanic contractions of cardiac muscle are impossible.
D) Ventricular diastole occurs before systole.
E) Atrial diastole occurs before atrial systole.