Locomotion and Movement
Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Biology
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Overview
Movement is a basic feature of living organisms. Some movements change only position in a part of the body, while locomotion changes the place of the whole organism. Human movement depends on the coordinated action of muscles, bones, joints, and nerves. The chapter also covers the structure of muscl
Key Concepts
Movement is any change in position
Movement is any change in position of a body part or cell. Locomotion is movement that results in a change of place of the whole organism. Walking, ru
Human cells show amoeboid
Human cells show amoeboid, ciliary, and muscular movements. Amoeboid movement is seen in macrophages and leucocytes. Ciliary movement helps in moving
Muscles are of three types based
Muscles are of three types based on location: skeletal, visceral, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles are striated and voluntary. Visceral muscles are smoot
Each muscle fibre is lined by
Each muscle fibre is lined by sarcolemma and contains sarcoplasm with many nuclei, so it is a syncitium. Inside it are many myofibrils arranged in par
A sarcomere is the portion
A sarcomere is the portion of a myofibril between two successive Z lines and is the functional unit of contraction. The I band contains actin filament
Learning Objectives
- Understand the difference between movement and locomotion.
- Identify the three main types of movement in human cells.
- Describe the structure of skeletal muscle fibre and sarcomere.
- Explain the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
- Recognise the role of calcium ions, troponin, and ATP in contraction and relaxation.
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