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Wadzanai

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What makes it impossible for the myocardium to go into tetany?
 
  a. Absolute refractory period
  b. Automaticity
  c. Cardiac myofibrils
  d. Intercalated discs

Question 2

What is the ability of myocardial tissue to propagate electrical impulses?
 
  a. Automaticity
  b. Conductivity
  c. Contractility
  d. Excitability



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Unlike those of other muscle tissues, however, cardiac contractions cannot be sustained or teta-nized because myocardial tissue exhibits a prolonged period of inexcitability after contraction. The period during which the myocardium cannot be stimulated is called the refractory period.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Inherent rhythmicity or automaticity is the unique ability of the cardiac muscle to initiate a spon-taneous electrical impulse.





 

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