title: A simple dissection method for the conduction system of the human heart.
abstract: A simple dissection guide for the conduction system of the human heart is shown. The atrioventricular (AV) node, AV bundle, and right bundle branch were identified in a formaldehyde-fixed human heart. The sinu-atrial (SA) node could not be found, but the region in which SA node was contained was identified using the SA nodal artery. Gross anatomical observation of the conduction system is useful for understanding the structure and function of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Abenoku, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Nariaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D005404:Fixatives; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D005404:Fixatives; D005557:Formaldehyde