When Compared with Skeletal Muscle Fibers, Ventricular Muscle Fibers

question 105

Multiple Choice

When compared with skeletal muscle fibers, ventricular muscle fibers

• A) contract for longer.
• B) remain depolarized for a shorter period of time.
• C) exhibit stronger contractions.
• D) require less Ca²⁺.
• E) have a more abbreviated opening of voltage-gated Ca²⁺channels.

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