Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Rate of heartbeat is determined by

    A)  Purkinje fibres                

    B)  papillary muscles

    C)  SA-node            

    D)  AV-node

    Correct Answer: C

    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 heartbeat.


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