Parasympathetic Innervation to the Heart

question 64

Multiple Choice

Parasympathetic innervation to the heart:

• A) involves the vagus nerve
• B) decreases the rate at which the pacemaker potential reaches threshold
• C) decreases the strength of ventricular contraction
• D) all of these
• E) involves the vagus nerve and decreases the strength of ventricular contraction

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