Skeletal muscle can be tetanized; can heart muscle also be tetanized? Why or why not?
A) No, heart muscle does not show summation and tetanus because of the long refractory period of cardiac muscle cells.
B) Yes, extrasystoles are evidence of tetanus.
C) Yes, all muscle can be tetanized.
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