9.1 Types of Movement

. Types of Movement The different types of movements that occur in the cells of our body are amoeboid, ciliary, flagellar and muscular movement. Amoeboid Movement - Cells such as macrophages exhibit amoeboid movement for engulfing pathogens by pseudopodia formed by the streaming movement of the cytoplasm. Ciliary Movement - This type of movement occurs in the respiratory passages and genital tracts which are lined by ciliated epithelial cells. Flagellar Movement - This type of movement occurs in the cells which are having flagella or whip-like motile organelle. The sperm cells show flagellar movement. Muscular Movement - The movement of hands, legs, jaws, tongue are caused by the contraction and relaxation of the muscle which is termed as the muscular movement. . . Types of Muscles Muscles are specialized tissues which are derived from the embryonic mesoderm . They are made of cells called myocytes and constitute – percent of body weight in an adult. These cells are bound together by a connective tissue to form a muscular tissue. The muscles are classified into three types, namely skeletal, visceral and cardiac muscles.