5 Questions
What is the composition of the myocardium?
Myocytes and oxygenated blood
What happens to the myocytes without oxygen?
They fade and eventually die
Which type of muscle can produce lactate under anaerobic conditions?
Skeletal muscles
What is the resting membrane potential of cardiac cells?
-70mV
During depolarization, what happens to the inside of the resting cell?
It decreases in negativity
Test your knowledge of the cardiac myocardium and its composition, the importance of oxygenation in cardiac muscle, and the basics of cardiac cell electrophysiology.
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