NEET2014ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
Assertion : Human heart is myogenic. Reason: The contraction is initiated by a specialized patch of modified heart muscles without requiring stimulation from nerve cells.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
The mammalian heart is myogenic. It means the heart beat originates from a specialised muscles (nodal tissue). It is regulated by the nerves.