Digitalis, A drug used to treat heart failure, increases the strength of heart contractions. On which phase of the cardiac cycle does this likely have the greatest effect?

Systole or diastole


Systole

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A) carotene B) keratin C) cyano D) melanin

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A. The embryo implants in the wall of the uterus. B. The chorion disintegrates. C. The placenta becomes functional. D. The amnionic fluid appears. E. The three primary germ layers are formed.

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The organelles responsible for organizing microtubules that are a part of the mitotic spindle are called

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