The first physical sign of increased WOB is ____ and a general appearance of agitation.

A practitioner can tell that he or she is pressing on a nerve when the client reports

a. numbness, sharp pains, or prickly pins-and-needles sensations. b. dull, achy pains that gradually dissipate with petrissage strokes. c. pointed, local pain that refers to another part of the body. d. numbness or tickling pain that lightly burns when stretched.

Which part of the conduction system has the slowest conduction speed, and is thus responsible for slowing down impulses until the heart is ready to receive them?

A) SA node B) Atria C) AV node D) Ventricles