NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Biology Chapter 18 Body Fluids and Circulation
Important Board Questions
Body Fluids and Circulation
NCERT Books for Session 2022-2023
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Question : 9
Why do we call our heart myogenic?
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In the human heart, contraction is initiated by a special modified heart muscle known as sinoatrial node. It is located in the right atrium. The SA node has the inherent power of generating a wave of contraction and controlling the heartbeat. Hence, it is known as the pacemaker. Since the heart beat is initiated by the SA node and the impulse of contraction originates in the heart itself, the human heart is termed myogenic. The hearts of vertebrates and molluscs are also myogenic.
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