This scientist discovered neurons that terminated on cardiac cells that were responsible for controlling contractions of the heart.
A) Jan Purkinje
B) Hermann von Helmholtz
C) Luigi Galvani
D) Johannes Müller
E) Pierre Flourens

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Jan Purkinje discovered neurons that terminated on cardiac cells that were responsible for controlling contractions of the heart. Hermann von Helmholtz studied the transmission of electrical impulses in nerves and muscles, but did not specifically discover neurons that control the heart. Luigi Galvani discovered the concept of animal electricity, but did not study specifically the heart. Johannes Müller is considered one of the founders of modern physiology, but did not make this specific discovery. Pierre Flourens was a pioneer in experimental brain research, but did not study the heart.

This Scientist Discovered Neurons That Terminated on Cardiac Cells That