Multiple Choice
The cardiac skeleton of the heart functions to
A) physically isolate the muscle fibers of the atria from those of the ventricles.
B) maintain the normal shape of the heart.
C) help distribute the forces of cardiac contraction.
D) A and C only
E) all of the above
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