Locomotion and Movement
Biology Solutions from Chapter -1 - Locomotion and Movement
This chapter describes the skeletal system and different muscles involved in our body movement. It discusses different types of bones that regulate the movement of hands and legs.
Practice Other Topics from Locomotion and Movement
This topic discusses the different types of movements and their advantages. It briefs on the characteristics of locomotion. The differences between locomotion and movement are also discussed here.
This topic describes the different types of movement of the human body. Cells of the human body exhibit three main types of movements, namely, amoeboid, ciliary and muscular.
The topic sheds light on human skeletal along with its parts and functions with the aid of a diagram. Disorders of human skeletal are also explained here in detail.
This topic describes the different types of joints present in the human body. Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages. Joints have been classified into three major forms—fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial.
This topic explores the muscular system of a body. It discusses the types of muscles along with their functions. We will also study the disorders of the muscular system.
The topic explains the mechanism of muscle contraction with the diagrams. It also explains how various muscles aid in the contraction and expansion process.
This topic describes the disorders related to muscular and skeletal system. The causes of some disorders such as myasthenia gravis, arthritis, gout, muscular dystrophy, osteoporosis and tetany are discussed in the topic.
