Chapter Overview
This chapter explains the different types of movements in living organisms, including amoeboid, ciliary, and muscular movements. It focuses on the human skeletal system and muscle types, detailing the mechanism of muscle contraction and the structure and function of joints.
Important Keywords
- Locomotion: Movement of an organism from one place to another.
- Movement: Any visible change in position or posture of the body or a part of the body.
- Skeletal Muscle: Voluntary muscles attached to bones that help in body movement.
- Sarcomere: Structural and functional unit of a myofibril, responsible for muscle contraction.
- Sliding Filament Theory: Explains muscle contraction through sliding of actin and myosin filaments.
- Tendon: Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
- Ligament: Connective tissue that connects bones to each other.
- Myoglobin: Oxygen-storing pigment in muscle fibers.
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