Biology 5090 · O Level · Specialised cells, tissues and organs

Specialised cells, tissues and organs — practice question

At joints, muscles are set out in pairs. When one muscle contracts, it bends a limb at the joint, while the other contracts to make it straighten.
(a(i))[1]

State the technical term for muscles that function in this manner.

(a(ii))[1]

Name the arm muscle that contracts to pull your hand away from your nose after smelling a flower.

(b(i))[2]

Using the letters in Fig. 5.1, identify the two muscles that contract to lift the leg off the ground from position R to position S.

(b(ii))[1]

State what happens to the remaining muscles in Fig. 5.1 during this movement.

(c)[3]

Describe how a similar muscle arrangement in the eye improves vision in dim light.

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