Zoology-Heart & Circulation
NEET Zoology Heart & Circulation Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11
Assertion (A): The heart is called myogenic.
Reason (R): The heart's activity is regulated by a special neural centre in the medulla oblongata.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
The heart is called myogenic because it is auto-regulated by specialized nodal tissues, not due to neural regulation from the medulla oblongata.
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