The SA node is the heart's normal pacemaker because
a. it has the fastest rate of autorhythmicity
b. it has both sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation
c. it lies in the right atrium
d. activation of K+ channels occurs more rapidly in this region than elsewhere in the heart
e. it can directly stimulate atrial and ventricular cardiac myocardial contractile cells
A
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