NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 8 Body Movements

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Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 6
Subject	Science
Chapter	Chapter 8
Chapter Name	Body Movements
Number of Questions Solved	4
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 8 Body Movements

NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
(Pages 77-78)

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ………………………………… of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the …………………………………  of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a …………………………………  joint.
(d) The contraction of the …………………………………  pulls the bones during movement.
Answer :
(a) movement
(b) skeleton
(c) elbow
(d) muscle

Question 2.
Indicate True (T) or False (F) among the following sentences:
(a) The movement and locomotion of all animals is exactly the same. ( )
(b) The cartilages are harder than bones. ( )
(c) The finger bones do not have joints. ( )
(d) The fore arm has two bones. ( )
(e) Cockroaches have an outer skeleton. ( )
Answer :
(a) F
(b) F
(c) F
(d) T
(e) T

Question 3.
Match the items in Column I with one or more items of Column II:

Column I	Column II
(i) Upper jaw	(a) have fins on the body
(ii) Fish	(b) has an outer skeleton
(iii) Ribs	(c) can fly in the air
(iv) Snail	(d) is an immovable joint
(v) Cockroach	(e) protect the heart
	(f) shows very slow movement
	(g) have a streamlined body

Answer :
(i) (d)
(ii) (a)
(iii) (e)
(iv) (b)
(v) (c)

Question 4.
Answer the following:
(a) What is a ball and socket joint?
(b) Which of the skull bones are movable?
(c) Why can our elbow not move backwards?
Answer :
(a) The; rounded end of one bone fits into the hollow space of the other bone, such kind of joints is called ball and socket joints. Ball and socket joints allow movements in all directions.
(b) In skull only lower jaw is movable.
(c) Our elbow cannot move backwards, because the elbow has a hinge joint that allows movement in one direction only.

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