NEET2011ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
Rate of heart beat is determined by
Options
- APurkinje fibres
- Bpapillary muscles
- CSA-node
- DAV-node
Correct answer
C. SA-node
Step-by-step solution
The contraction of heart depends on small cluster of specialised muscle cells which are embedded in the upper wall of the right atrium. This cluster of cells is called the sino-atrial node (SA-node). It automatically and rhythmically sends out impulses that initiate each heart beat.