A concept known as Starling's law of the heart is a result of the ________ of the ventricular myocardial fibers.
A) decrease
B) stretching
C) shrinking
D) stimulation

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Starling's law of the heart states that the force of ventricular contraction increases as the ventricular myocardial fibers are stretched. Therefore, the correct answer is stretching (B). Decrease (A), shrinking (C), and stimulation (D) are not consistent with this concept.

A Concept Known as Starling's Law of the Heart Is