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The mammalian heart is
(a) myogenic
(b) neurogenic
(c) digenic
(d) none of these

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(a) myogenic
The mammalian heart is myogenic. In a myogenic heart, contraction is initiated by a special modified heart muscle known as sinoatrial node (SA node). It is located on the right wall of the right atrium.

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