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Choose the incorrect statement about the human heart.
BiologyBody Fluids and CirculationNEET
Options:
  • A The human heart is of mesodermal origin and myogenic in nature.
  • B It is protected by a double-walled pericardium and has four chambers.
  • C Both SAN and AVN are found in the right atrium.
  • D Nodal tissue is absent.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Nodal tissue is absent.
Nodal tissue: It is a specialised cardiac musculature which is also distributed in the heart. It consists of nodal musculature (or nodal tissue) is autoexcitable. 
A patch of this tissue is present in the right upper corner of the right atrium called the sino-atrial node (SAN). Another mass of this tissue is seen in the lower left corner of the right atrium close to the atrio-ventricular septum called the atrio-ventricular node (AVN).
The heart is mesodermal and myogenic. It is 4-chambered and protected by the pericardium.

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