Pick the correct description for what happens in the body when we do some physical activity like running or working with your hands.

(a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones
(b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones
(c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones
(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

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(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.

Skeletal muscles can be controlled voluntarily. These are mostly attached to the skeletal system, and help moving the body around for acivities like playing or working.

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Q. Assertion :Tendons attach one bone to another bone Reason: Ligaments attach skeletal muscles to bones

Q. Relaxation and contraction of muscles cause the bones to move.

Q. Muscles pull and push the bones to make them move. True or false?

Q. Skeletal muscles are often arranged in pairs that pull bones in opposite directions.

Regarding Assertion [A] and Reason [R], choose the correct option.

Assertion [A] : Muscles can only pull on structures not push.
Reason [R] : Skeletal muscles are often arranged in pairs that pull bones in opposite directions.

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(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones. Skeletal muscles can be controlled voluntarily. These are mostly attached to the skeletal system, and help moving the body around for acivities like playing or working.

(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.

Skeletal muscles can be controlled voluntarily. These are mostly attached to the skeletal system, and help moving the body around for acivities like playing or working.