When a Person's Heart Rate Is Less Than 60 Bpm

question 42

Multiple Choice

When a person's heart rate is less than 60 bpm, how does the heart try to pick up the rate?

• A)By activating impulses from multiple foci
• B)By generating ventricular escape beats
• C)By pumping more oxygen to the body cells
• D)By increasing the atrial depolarization rate

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