a) What role does positive feedback play in the generation of
the action potential? b) The concentration of which ion would you
change extracellularly to increase the probability of generating an
action potential and why? State clearly whether you would increase
or decrease the concentration.
1. Which of the following statements is false?
a. The action potential of a cardiac contractile cell has a
plateau.
b. The action potential of a cardiac contractile cell has three
phases.
c. The action potential of a cardiac contractile cell has a
gradual depolarization.
d. The action potential of a cardiac contractile cell returns to
rest.
2. The electrical axis of the heart corresponds to:
a. The conduction of the heart
b. The cardiac contractile cell action potential
c....
compare and contrast the phases and ionic events that produce an
action potential in a contractile cardiomyocyte from an action
potential in the specialized conduction tissue like a sino-atrial
nodal cell
Describe in detail the action potential of myocardial
contractile cells. Be sure to names the phases, include the main
types of membrane proteins involved, how they are opened, the
movements of ions, and the changes in membrane potential. Explain
how this type of action potential is different from that seen in a
skeletal muscle cell and why the difference(s) are significant.