An ectopic pacemaker is an area of the myocardial conducting system, other than the atrioventricular node, that initiates cardiac depolarization.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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a) B b) C c) D d) A e) E

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Drugs that inhibit the enzyme monoamine oxidase

A) decompose serotonin. B) decrease the activity of serotonin. C) allow increased activity of norepinephrine. D) decompose norepinephrine.

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The last portion of the small intestine is the ________

A) None of the listed responses is correct. B) duodenum C) jejunum D) ileum

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Dead skin cells are shed in thin sheets because they are held together by "spots" of proteoglycan reinforced by intermediate filaments. Such strong intercellular connections are called

A) gap junctions. B) intermediate junctions. C) tight junctions. D) desmosomes. E) junctional complexes.

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