Parasympathetic innervation to the heart

a. is the vagus nerve.
b. decreases the rate at which spontaneous action potentials are initiated in the SA node.
c. decreases the strength of ventricular contraction.
d. both (a) and (b) above.
e. all of these answers.


D

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