Instructional Video8:35
Institute of Human Anatomy

How the Heart Contracts: Understanding the Electrical Activity and Heart Arrhythmias

Higher Ed
In this video, the teacher explains how the heart is able to contract dependably through its natural pacemaker, the SA node, and other specialized cells. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is also discussed as a highly effective method of...
Instructional Video9:47
Catalyst University

The Cardiac Conduction System

Higher Ed
In this video, we discuss the components of and functions of the electrical conduction system of the heart.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cardiac Conduction System Overview: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
This lesson will explain and identify the components of the cardiac conduction system. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Cardiac Conduction System Overview."
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical System of the Heart

9th - 10th
See where the pacemaker cells start the electrical wave of depolarization, and how it gets all the way to the ventricles of the heart. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Ventricle Fibrillation (Vfib)?

9th - 10th
Ventricular fibrillation (also referred to as VF or v-fib) is a fatal cardiac rhythm that occurs when the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) lose the ability to contract and circulate blood to the rest of the body. V-fib results in...