One difference between cardiac and skeletal muscle contractions is that in cardiac muscle

A. acetylcholine has a more excitatory effect.
B. the H zones increase in size while the I bands decrease in size.
C. there are no thin filaments.
D. some of the calcium used for contraction comes from outside the cell.


Answer: D

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