Classification of Joints — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptJoints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages. Force generated by the muscles is used to carry out movement through joints, where the joint acts as a fulcrum. The movability at these joints vary depending on different factors. Joints have been classified into three major structural forms, namely, fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial.
Assertion (A): Body movement involves coordination between muscles and joints. Reason (R): Joints act as fulcrums for the force generated by muscles.
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Correct answer: A — If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
NCERT confirms body movement involves muscle-joint coordination (Assertion true). NCERT states “Force generated by the muscles is used to carry out movement through joints, where the joint acts as a fulcrum” (Reason true). The Reason explains HOW the coordination works - joints provide the fulcrum point for muscle-generated force to create movement, explaining the mechanism behind the coordination mentioned in the Assertion.
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