If the SA node is nonfunctional, which of the following is most likely to occur?

A. The heart will go into asystole (stop).
B. Tachycardia will develop.
C. Another portion of the heart will become the pacemaker.
D. The heart will go into defibrillation.
E. The heart will be desensitized.


C

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