Cardiac Fibers Form a Continuous Electrically Coupled Mass Called a Syncytium

question 114

True/False

Cardiac fibers form a continuous electrically coupled mass called a syncytium.

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Definitions:

Pressure

The feeling of stressful urgency caused by the perception of the need to perform or act quickly.

Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, responsible for higher-order brain functions such as thought, memory, and decision-making.

Parasympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing the heart rate and increasing digestive and glandular activity.

Peripheral Nervous

The peripheral nervous system is comprised of all nerves that are not part of the central nervous system, including the somatic and autonomic nervous systems, responsible for transmitting information to and from the central nervous system.