The ability of some cardiac muscle cells to initiate their own depolarization and cause depolarization of the rest of the heart is called

a. absolute refractory period.
b. fibrillation.
c. a functional syncytium.
d. an action potential.
e. automaticity.


Answer: e. automaticity.

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