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a pacemaker that initiated each contraction of a heart beat

"Autorhythmic cells: cardiac or smooth muscle fibers that are self-excitable; act as the heart's pacemaker and conduct the pacing impulse through the conduction system of the heart; self-excitable neurons in central nervous system,as in the inspiratory area of the brain stem." -Principles of Anotomy and physiology, TORTORA, DERRICKSON, 11th edition, Wiley & sons, Inc. (c) 2006 by bio. Sci. textbooks, Inc. and Bryan Derrickson

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