The cardiac pacemaker in a patient fails to function normally. The doctors find that an artificial pacemaker is to be grafted in him. It is likely that it will be grafted at the site of
- atrioventricular bundle
- Purkinje system
- sino-atrial node
- atrioventricular node.
Answer
(3) sino-atrial node
Solution
As per NCERT, the SAN (sino-atrial node), present in the right upper corner of the right atrium, can generate the maximum number of action potentials (70–75 per minute) and is therefore called the pacemaker.
⇒ When the natural pacemaker fails, the artificial pacemaker must take over the function of the SAN.
∴ It will be grafted at the site of the sino-atrial node.
Answer: (3)