Use your critical-thinking skills to determine the effects of beta-adrenergic blocking drugs on the heart.
A. Decrease in heart rate, decrease in the force of contractions, and decrease in impulse conduction through the heart
B. Increase in heart rate, increase in the force of contractions, and decrease in impulse conduction through the heart
C. Decrease in heart rate, decrease in the force of contractions, and increase in impulse conduction through the heart
D. Increase in heart rate, increase in the force of contractions, and increase in impulse conduction through the heart
Answer: A
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