Practice mode Circulation

Heart muscle is described as myogenic because ____.

Correct answer D. its contraction is started by impulses generated within the heart itself

Explanation

The heartbeat originates in the SA node, a specialised region of cardiac muscle, without nervous input. Autonomic nerves and hormones only modify the rate.

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