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Give the scientific term for the stiffening of muscles soon after death.

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Rigor mortis.
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SANTRA PUBLICATION-MOVEMENT AND LOCOMOTION-Very Short Answer Type Questions
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  2. Name the type of movable joint present at the knee or at the elbow.

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  4. Name the thick and thin protein of muscle fibres.

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  5. Give the technical term for a continued state of contraction caused by...

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  6. Nane the tissue which connects muscle to a bone.

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  7. Give the scientific term for a single contraction of a muscle.

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  8. How many bones are present in the skeleton of man?

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  9. Give one exaple each of fibrous joint and cartilaginous joint.

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  10. What would happen if a muscle is stimulated repeatedly at intervals no...

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  11. Which property of muscle fibres enable them to cause movement.

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  12. Name the filaments that form the cross-briges during muscle contracito...

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  13. Name the cavity in the pelvic girdle, into which the head of the femur...

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  14. Name the best known contribution of Hansen.

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  15. Name the bones which form base of the skull.

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  16. Which muscle contracts to move your palm face upwards?

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  17. What lubricates the freely movable joint at the shoulder?

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  18. Name the two special proteins which constitute the contractile filamen...

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  19. Name the skeletal joint which permits movement in one direction only.

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  20. What is the main difference between the pelvic brim in females and mal...

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