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List the different types of movements exhibited by the human body.


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Movement:

  1. Movement is the different types of motions exhibited by living organisms.
  2. The different types of movements exhibited by the human body include:
    1. Muscular movement:
      1. It is performed by the contraction and relaxation of muscles to perform movement or locomotion.
      2. It is regulated by the motor neurons coordinating the activity.
    2. Ciliary movement:
      1. It is performed by the cilia present in a respiratory and abdominal tract of ciliary epithelial cells.
      2. The sperm and egg cells also perform ciliary movement during fertilization and the menstrual cycle process.
    3. Amoeboid movement:
      1. It is performed by leucocytes, macrophages, and monocytes present in the bloodstream to engulf the matter.

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