Question

While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs, etc. Which among the following is correct?

• A. Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
• B. Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
• C. Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones.
• D. Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.

The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body. Though both skeletal and smooth muscles are part of the musculoskeletal system however, only the skeletal muscles can move the body. Cardiac muscles are found in the heart and are used cardiac functions. Like the smooth muscles, the cardiac muscles are involuntary. Skeletal muscles are attached to bones and arranged in opposing groups around joints.Ligaments are fibrous elastic tissues that connect the ends of bones together in order to form a joint.
Hence, The answer is (B) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.