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Standard VIII
Biology
Heart
The SA node w...
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The SA node which is the pace maker of the heart is composed of
A
Neural cell body
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Muscles
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Axons of neurons
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Nodes of Ranvier
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Solution
The correct option is
B
Muscles
The correct answer is B (muscles)
the SA node of the heart is composed of excitable, specalised cardiac muscle tissue which generates impulses and hence can initiate heart beat.
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