Which of the following is true regarding normal cardiac muscle?

A) Neither summation nor tetany can occur.
B) Both summation and tetany can occur.
C) Summation, but not tetany, can occur.
D) Tetany, but not summation, can occur.
E) Tetany always follows summation.


A) Neither summation nor tetany can occur.

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