CHAPTER 17LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT

EXERCISES

1. Draw the diagram of a sarcomere of skeletal muscle showing different regions.

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2. Define sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.

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3. Describe the important steps in muscle contraction

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4. Write true or false. If false change the statement so that it is true.

(a) Actin is present in thin filament

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(b) H-zone of striated muscle fibre represents both thick and thin filaments.

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(c) Human skeleton has 206 bones.

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(d) There are 11 pairs of ribs in man.

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(e) Sternum is present on the ventral side of the body.

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5. Write the difference between :

(a) Actin and Myosin

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(b) Red and White muscles

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(c) Pectoral and Pelvic girdle

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6. Match Column I with Column II :

Column I                            Column II

(a) Smooth muscle             (i) Myoglobin

(b) Tropomyosin                (ii) Thin filament

(c) Red muscle                   (iii) Sutures

(d) Skull                             (iv) Involuntary

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7. What are the different types of movements exhibited by the cells of human

body?

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8. How do you distinguish between a skeletal muscle and a cardiac muscle?

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9. Name the type of joint between the following:-

(a) atlas/axis

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(b) carpal/metacarpal of thumb

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(c) between phalanges

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(d) femur/acetabulum

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(e) between cranial bones

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(f) between pubic bones in the pelvic girdle

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10. Fill in the blank spaces:

(a) All mammals (except a few) have __________ cervical vertebra.

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(b) The number of phalanges in each limb of human is

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(c) Thin filament of myofibril contains 2 ‘F’ actins and two other proteins namely

__________ and __________.

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(d) In a muscle fibre Ca++ is stored in __________

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(e) __________ and __________ pairs of ribs are called floating ribs.

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(f) The human cranium is made of __________ bones

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