Types of Movement in Humans

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Types of Movement in Humans: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Flagellar Movement, Locomotion and Movement, Amoeboid Movements & Ciliary Movements etc.

Important Questions on Types of Movement in Humans

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Which among the following not a non-muscular movement?

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Non-muscular movement involves muscle contraction as a result of sliding of myofilaments.

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Amoeboid movement, as found in amoeba, occurs as pseudopodia are formed where endoplasm flows forward and changes into _____.

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Define non-muscular movements.

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Setae and parapodia are the locomotory structures of _____ (Annelids/Porifera).

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Comb plate is the locomotory organ of porifera.

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In which of the following invertebrates medusae swim is observed?

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Amoeboid movement is a non muscular movement found in amoeba.

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Name the type of movement shown by the epithelial tissue of the fallopian tubes, bronchi, bronchioles.

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The phagocytes in the human body exhibit _____ type of simple movement.

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Which among the following movements are shown by the cells of the human body?

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Name some cells in human body that show simple movement.

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The human male gametes locomote by ciliary movements to reach the female genital tract.

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Give examples of the cells in human body that show simple movements.

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Name an animal that shows the simplest type of movement.

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Movement of cilia, flagella and tentacles are shown by Euglena, Paramecium and Hydra respectively.

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Give one difference between movement and locomotion.

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Which of the following is the locomotory organ in Hydra?

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Oriented locomotor movement of an organism towards or away from light source is called

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What do you mean by nonmuscular movements? Give examples.