Purkinje fibres are connected with the impulse conducting system of:

Correct answer: A. Heart

  • A. Heart
  • B. Brain
  • C. Skin
  • D. Nephron

Explanation

The Purkinje fibers are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart, just beneath the endocardium in a space called the subendocardium. The Purkinje fibers are specialized conducting fibers composed of electrically excitable cells. It is the extension of the autonomic nervous system and first discovered by Jan Avenglesta Purkine in 1839.

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