Locomotion and Movement class 11 notes Movement is one of the significant features of living beings. Animals and plants exhibit a wide range of movements. Streaming of protoplasm in the unicellular organisms like Amoeba is a simple form of movement. Movement of cilia, flagella and tentacles are shown by many organisms Human beings can move limbs, jaws, eyelids, tongue, etc.…
MUSCLE Specialised tissue of mesodermal origin. About 40-50 percent of the body weight of a human adult Special properties à Excitability, contractility, extensibility and elasticity. Muscles have been classified using different criteria, namely location, appearance and nature of regulation of their activities. Based on their location, three types of muscles are identified : 1). Skeletal muscles 2). Visceral muscles 3).…
The male reproductive system is located in the pelvis region It includes a pair of testes along with accessory ducts, glands and the external genitalia. The testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called scrotum. The scrotum helps in maintaining the low temperature of the testes (2–2.5o C lower than the normal internal body temperature) necessary for…
MUSCLE Specialised tissue of mesodermal origin. About 40-50 percent of the body…
Locomotion and Movement class 11 notes Movement is one of the significant features of living beings. Animals and plants exhibit a wide range of movements. Streaming of protoplasm in the…
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