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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Myocardial fibers have a resting membrane potential of approximately –90 mV.

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The individual fibers are separated by membranes, but depolarization spreads radially (syncytium) because of the presence of gap junctions.

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In cardiac muscle, the action potential is caused by opening of three types of channels

Voltage activated fast sodium channels 

L-type calcium channels (slow calcium channels or calcium-sodium channels)

Voltage activated potassium ion channels

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Phase 0 (depolarization), fast sodium channels open. 

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Phase 1 (initial repolarization), fast sodium channels close

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Phase 2 (plateau), calcium channels open and fast potassium channels close.