How would homeostasis be affected if the cardiac muscle stopped contracting?

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Karla Hunt

Biology

15 August, 07:34

How would homeostasis be affected if the cardiac muscle stopped contracting?

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Mira Dougherty · Answer 1

The heart is a muscle, therefore, if the cardiac muscles stopped contracting, the result would be the ceasing of heart function. That would lead to death, as blood wouldn't be pumped throughout the body. Homeostasis would therefore be interrupted.