Properties of the Cardiac Muscle | Cardiovascular System | Biology
The physiological properties of the cardiac muscle are: 1. Rhythmicity 2. Excitability 3. Contractility 4. Conductivity. Property # 1. Rhythmicity/Automaticity/Chronotropism: In the myocardium, automaticity is the ability of the cardiac muscles to depolarize spontaneously, without external electrical stimulation from the nervous system. i. Primary Pacemaker: The sinoatrial node (SA node) is a group of cells positioned on the wall of [...]