You have dissected the heart and gastrocnemius muscle from a frog. You observe that ________

A) the gastrocnemius continues to contract, while the heart ceases to beat
B) both muscles contract on the dissection tray
C) the heart contracts spontaneously, while the gastrocnemius has not contracted at all


Answer: C

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