Body movements MCQs with Answers

Question-1. How many bones are there in human skeleton?

1. 300
2. 200
3. 206
4. 306

Question-2. A cockroach has…..................pair of legs.

1. Two
2. three
3. four
4. one

Question-3. A fluid forming an incompressible skeleton is found in ?

1. frog
2. fish
3. snail
4. earthworm

Question-4. A Skeletal System consists of

1. Bones and muscles
2. muscles and nerves
3. bones and nerves
4. Bones and cartilages

Question-5. An exoskeleton is found in animals like ?

1. Cockroach
2. fish
3. earthworm
4. snake

Question-6. At birth our body is made up of…...............bones.

1. 206
2. 305
3. 200
4. 300

Question-7. Earthworm fixes part of its body during movement to the soil using

1. Muscles which help to extend and shorten the body
2. Skin which is slimy to touch
3. Tiny bristles projecting out which are connected to the muscles
4. None of the above

Question-8. Fish moves with the help of its

1. Flagella
2. fins
3. hindlimbs
4. circular and longitudinal muscles

Question-9. Joint that allows only a back and forth movement is called

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Pivotal joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fixed joint

Question-10. Most animals can move from one place to another. This type of movement is called

1. Movement
2. Transportation
3. Conduction
4. locomotion

Question-11. Movement in humans is due to Bones and

1. Blood
2. Skin
3. Legs
4. Muscles

Question-12. Muscles are attached to the bones by

1. nerves
2. joints
3. tendons
4. cartilages

Question-13. Sachin has fractured one of his bones in his rib cage . Which of the organs could be affected in the accident?

1. kidneys
2. lungs
3. lungs and heart
4. heart alone

Question-14. Synovial fluid is found in the

1. Muscles
2. freely movable joints
3. slightly movable joints
4. immovable joints

Question-15. The aquatic animal whose skeleton is made entirely by cartilages is the

1. whale
2. dolphin
3. shark
4. seahorse

Question-16. The body part used by the bird to move and its movement is called:

1. Legs, walk
2. Wings, fly
3. Whole body, slither
4. Fins, swim

Question-17. The body part used by the fish to move and its movement is called:

1. Legs, walk
2. Wings, fly
3. Whole body, slither
4. Fins, swim

Question-18. The body part used by the snake to move and its movement is called:

1. Legs, walk
2. Wings, fly
3. Whole body, slither
4. Fins, swim

Question-19. The bones are held together at the joint by tough structures called ?

1. Tendons
2. ligaments
3. nerves
4. muscles

Question-20. The bones in our body also form a frame work to give shape to our body. This frame work is called ____.

1. Spine
2. Skeleton
3. Pelvic girdle
4. Sternum

Question-21. The bones of the skull are interlocked with each other by their senated margins called ?

1. Synovial membrane
2. cartilages
3. sutures
4. tendons

Question-22. The head and tail of the fish are smaller than the middle portion of the body ? the body tapers at both ends. This body shape is called streamline

1. It helps the fish to
2. Swim
3. Cut through water
4. To attack its enemy d. To take care of its young ones

Question-23. The joint where our neck joins the head is a…............joint. In this joint a cylindrical bone rotates in a ring.

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Pivotal joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fixed joint

Question-24. The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

1. Slightly moveable joint
2. ball and socket joint
3. hinge joint
4. pivot joint

Question-25. The joints between the gum and teeth are ?

1. Fixed joints
2. synovial joints
3. cartilaginous joints
4. perfect joints

Question-26. The movement of head is

1. In one direction
2. Rotates completely
3. Rotates partly
4. Bends in one direction only

Question-27. The movement of the elbow is

1. In two direction
2. Rotates completely
3. Does not move at all
4. Bends in one direction only

Question-28. The movement of upper arm is

1. In two directions
2. Rotates completely
3. Does not move at all
4. Bends in one direction only

Question-29. The muscles that support the beating of the heart are the ?

1. Voluntary muscles
2. cardiac muscles
3. involuntary muscles
4. biceps and triceps

Question-30. The number of bones in an adult skeleton are

1. 200
2. 225
3. 300
4. 206

Question-31. The number of bones in the neck of a giraffe is

1. 70
2. 50
3. 7
4. 10

Question-32. The rounded end of one bone fits into the cavity (hollow space) of the other bone. Such a joint allows movements in all directions. Such a joint is called_____________.

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Pivotal joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fixed joint

Question-33. The skeleton is made of bones and

1. Muscles
2. Cartilages
3. Skin
4. Blood

Question-34. The streamlined body is found in a

1. snail
2. earthworm
3. fish
4. jellyfish

Question-35. There are more than…...................muscles in our body.

1. 350
2. 300
3. 360
4. 325

Question-36. There are some bones in our body that are joined together and cannot move. Such joints are called_________.

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Pivotal joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fixed joint

Question-37. There are…..............joints in our body.

1. 40
2. 35
3. 22
4. 25

Question-38. This joint helps the bowler in the game of cricket

1. Hinge joint
2. pivot joint
3. ball and socket joint
4. slightly movable joint

Question-39. We are able to bend or rotate our body in places where two parts of our body seem to be joined together These places are called_____________

1. Bones
2. Blood
3. Nerves
4. Joints

Question-40. Which of the following animal has its body covered by a hard shell?

1. Snake
2. earthworm
3. fish
4. snail

Question-41. Which of the following is made up of the vertebrae ?

1. Cartilage
2. backbone
3. skull
4. rib cage

Question-42. A strong and non-flexible tissue which forms the framework of our body is

1. bone
2. muscle
3. cartilage
4. cells

Question-43. An internal structure of bones that support and protects body is

1. skeleton
2. tendon
3. cartilage
4. skull

Question-44. Both clavicle and scapula constitutes the

1. shoulder bone
2. chest bones
3. hand bone
4. backbone

Question-45. Dhoni tried to bend his elbow backward like how he could with his shoulder . He found he could not . This is because the elbow joint is made up of ?

1. pivot joint
2. hinge joint
3. ball and socket joint
4. fixed joint

Question-46. Movable joints of the backbone are

1. pivotal joints
2. ball and socket joints
3. gliding joints
4. hinge joints

Question-47. One of the following does not have a hinge joint. This one is

1. jaw
2. elbow
3. knee
4. shoulder

Question-48. Snake have a long

1. body
2. backbone
3. tail
4. muscle

Question-49. The arms are attached to the body through

1. collar bone
2. backbone
3. skull
4. shoulder bones

Question-50. The body of snail is covered with

1. muscles
2. flaps
3. hard shell
4. wings

Question-51. The bony part of our head is called

1. rib cage
2. backbone
3. nose
4. skull

Question-52. The chest bones are called

1. ribs
2. vertebral column
3. patella
4. tibia

Question-53. The endoskeleton of the fish is covered with

1. tendon
2. scales
3. muscles
4. carbonate

Question-54. The hip bone is also called

1. cartilage
2. pelvis
3. vertebrae
4. ribs

Question-55. The joint in cranium is a

1. gliding joint
2. ball-socket joint
3. fixed joint
4. hinge joint

Question-56. The joint which allows the limited rotation is

1. hinge joint
2. gliding joint
3. pivotal joint
4. ball and socket joint

Question-57. The nerves that run down our backbone is

1. spinal cord
2. joints
3. skeleton
4. tendon

Question-58. The number of bones in the skeletal system of human body is

1. 208
2. 210
3. 206
4. 200

Question-59. The part of body which protects the brain is

1. skull
2. backbone
3. ribs
4. none of these

Question-60. The place where cartilage is present in our body is

1. outer parts of ear
2. at the end of nose
3. discs between vertebrae of the backbone
4. all of the above

Question-61. The point where two bones meet is called

1. tendon
2. pelvic
3. joint
4. skeleton

Question-62. The ribs join the chest bone and the back bone to form a box called the

1. Rib cage
2. Cervical region
3. Backbone
4. Knee

Question-63. The shoulder joints and hip joints are

1. ball and socket joints
2. pivotal joints
3. hinge joints
4. gliding joints

Question-64. The skeleton of the cockroach is called

1. muscles
2. endoskeleton
3. exoskeleton
4. skull

Question-65. The skeleton provides ______ to the body.

1. support
2. ability
3. framework
4. backbone

Question-66. The skeleton which covers the body from the outside is called

1. endoskeleton
2. exoskeleton
3. both of these
4. none of these

Question-67. The tissue which helps in the movement is called

1. epithelial tissue
2. muscular tissue
3. connective tissue
4. nervous tissue

Question-68. The…............pairs of ribs make a cone shaped cage.

1. 11
2. 10
3. 12
4. none of these

Question-69. What offers least resistance to forward movement through the water by a fish

1. Strong muscles
2. tail and fins
3. bones
4. streamlined body shape.

Question-70. Which of the following animals moves with just one large, disc-shaped muscular foot?

1. Earthworm
2. Cockroach
3. Snail
4. Tortoise

Question-71. Which of the following are ball and socket joints?
A. Elbow
B. Shoulder joint
C. Knee joint
D. Hip joint

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. B and D

Question-72. Which of the skull bones are movable?

1. Upper jaw
2. Teeth
3. Eye socket
4. Lower jaw

Question-73. Which one of the following occurs when we straighten our arm?

1. Both biceps and triceps contract
2. Both biceps and triceps relax
3. Biceps contracts but triceps relaxes
4. Triceps contracts but biceps relaxes