Changes in the rate of cardiac contractions are affected primarily by changes in which of the fol-lowing?
a. Sympathetic or parasympathetic tone
b. Ventricular afterload
c. Ventricular contractility
d. Ventricular preload
ANS: A
Those factors affecting heart rate are mainly of central origin (i.e., neural or hormonal).
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