Very rapid, irregular contractions or twitching of the individual muscular fibers of the atria or ventricles is known as:
A. sawtooth
B. tachycardia
C. flutter
D. fibrillation
d
Rationale: Fibrillation consists of very rapid, irregular contractions or twitching of the individual muscular fibers of the atria or ventricles. Flutter consists of rapid, regular atrial contractions that often produce "sawtooth" waves in an ECG.
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