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Autorhythmicity Definition

Autorhythmicity is referred to as a process in which cardiac muscle cells produces an action potential that helps in the continuous and rhythmic beating of the heart without any external stimulus.

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-Contractions of the heart (heartbeats) are controlled by specialized cardiac muscle cells called pacemaker cells that directly control heart rate. This property is known as autorhythmicity.

-autorhythmicity (uncountable) The quality of being autorhythmic, or generating its own rhythm, as for example the cells of the cardiac muscle do.