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Action Potential in a Ventricular Fiber

Action Potential in a Ventricular Fiber
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Description: Influences on the Conduction System

The autorhythmic fibers in the SA node are the natural pacemaker of the heart because they initiate action potentials most often
Signals from the nervous system and  hormones (like epinephrine) can modify the heart rate and force of contraction but they do not set the fundamental rhythm

An action potential in a ventricular contractile fiber is characterized by a rapid depolarization, plateau, and repolarization

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