The period when repolarization is almost complete and the cardiac cell can be stimulated to contract prematurely if the stimulus is stronger than normal is known as:
a. the absolute refractory period.
b. the relative refractory period.
c. the action potential phase.
d. the absolute depolarization.
B
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