In frog's heart, there are cardiac muscles, which consists of fibres called
A
Purkinje fibres
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B
Myonemes
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C
Telodenria
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D
Columnae carnae
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Solution
The correct option is B Purkinje fibres The heart wall of frog is composed of epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium. The myocardium is composed of branched and striated yet involuntary cardiac muscles which contracts and relax rhythmically at a fixed rate. The fibres of the self-excitatory and conducting muscle of the heart are of three types, namely nodal fibres, transitional fibres, and Purkinje fibres.