NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
Where is the sino-atrial node (SAN) located in the right atrium?
Options
- AIn the right lower corner
- BIn the left lower corner
- CIn the right upper corner
- DIn the left upper corner
Correct answer
C. In the right upper corner
Step-by-step solution
The entire heart is made of cardiac muscles. The walls of ventricles are much thicker than that of the atria. A specialised cardiac musculature called the nodal tissue is also distributed in the heart. A patch of this tissue is present in the right upper corner of the right atrium called the sino-atrial node (SAN). Another mass of this tissue is seen in the lower left corner of the right atrium close to the atrio-ventricular septum called the atrio-ventricular node (AVN). A bundle of nodal fibres, atrioventricular