What Effect Does an Excess of Calcium Have on the Heart

question 53

Multiple Choice

What effect does an excess of calcium have on the heart?

• A) no effect
• B) increases heart action
• C) decreases heart action
• D) decreases heart rate but prolongs contractions

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Definitions:

Price Elastic

Refers to the degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service changes in response to a change in its price.

Necessities

Basic needs essential for maintaining life, such as food, water, shelter, and clothing, which take precedence over other types of spending.

Elasticity Coefficient

A measure used to show the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied to a change in one of its determinants, like price or income.

Supply

A schedule or curve that shows the various amounts of a product that producers are willing and able to make available for sale at each of a series of possible prices during a specified period of time.