Physiology

cell, nerve, muscle

 The plateau of the action potential is

caused by:
a.) Increase in Na+ conductance
b.) Increase in K+ conductance
c.) Increase in Ca++ conductance
d.) Increase in Cl- conductance

 The sinoatrial node is the pacemaker for the

heart because the SA node:
a.) is the most richly innervated structure
in the heart
b.) is the only structure in the heart
capable of generating action potential
c.) has the highest rate of automatic
discharge
d.) has the most stable transmembrane
potential

 The frank-starling relation is essentially a

restatement of