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Properties of Cardiac Cells - Answer • Four properties of heart cells that allow the conduction system to start an electrical impulse, send it through the heart tissue, and stimulate muscle contraction: 1.) Automaticity 2.) Excitability 3.) Conductivity 4.) Contractility Automaticity - Answer (Properties of Cardiac Cells) • The ability to initiate an impulse spontaneously & continuously Excitability - Answer (Properties of Cardiac Cells) • The ability to be electrically stimulated Conductivity - Answer (Properties of Cardiac Cells) • The ability to transmit an impulse along a membrane in an orderly manner Contractility - Answer (Properties of Cardiac Cells) • The ability to respond mechanically to an impulse Conduction System of the Heart - Answer • SA Node • Interatrial pathways • Atrial contraction • AV Node