Locomotion and movement MCQs with Answers

Question-1. When we lift a heavy object

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

Question-2. Which ion is essential for muscle contraction?

1. Na
2. K
3. Ca
4. Cl

Question-3. Which is a part of pectoral girdle?

1. Glenoid cavity
2. Sternum
3. Ilium
4. Acetabulum

Question-4. Which of the following is an autoimmune disorder ?

1. Myasthenia gravis
2. Muscular dystrophy
3. Osteoporosis
4. Gout

Question-5. Which of the following is an example of appendicular skeleton

1. Bones of skull
2. Bones of vertebal column
3. Ribs
4. Bones of fore and hind limbs

Question-6. Which of the following is made up of a single bone in mammal ?

1. Hyoid
2. All of these
3. Dentary
4. None of these

Question-7. Which of the following is the contractile protein of a muscle?

1. Myosin
2. Tropomyosin
3. Tropomyosin
4. Actin

Question-8. Which of the following lubricates ligament and tendons and is an important constituent of synovial fluid of bones

1. Pectins
2. Lipids
3. Hyaluronidase
4. Hyaluronic acid

Question-9. Which of the following pairs, is correctly matched?

1. Hinge joint—between vertebrae
2. Gliding joint—between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae
3. Cartilaginous joint—skull bones
4. Fibrous joint—between phalanges

Question-10. Which one is odd pair

1. Femur-Humerus
2. Tibia-Radius
3. Axis-Atlas
4. Tarsal-Carpals

Question-11. Which one of the cartilage helps in early birth of a child, without damage to the pelvic girdle

1. Hyaline cartilage
2. Elastic cartilage
3. Calcified cartilage
4. Fibrous cartilage

Question-12. Which one of the following is a skull bone?

1. Atlas
2. Coracoid
3. Arytenoid
4. Pterygoid

Question-13. Which one of the following takes place in a myofibril when skeletal muscle contract Light band Dark band H–zone

1. Shortens Shortens Shortens
2. Shortens Unchanged Unchanged
3. Shortens Unchanged Disappears
4. Unchanged Shortens Shortens

Question-14. Which pair does not have corresponding bone

1. Humerus and femur
2. Pectoral and pelvic girdle
3. Atlas and coccyx
4. Carpals and tarsals

Question-15. Which part of mammalian body has a single pair of bones

1. External ear
2. Lower jaw
3. Pelvic girdle
4. Wrist

Question-16. Which statement is correct for muscle contraction?

1. Length of H-zone decrease
2. Length of A-band remains constant
3. Length of I-band increases
4. Length of two Z-line increases

Question-17. The number of floating ribs, in the human body, is

1. 2 pairs
2. 5 pairs
3. 6 pairs
4. 3 pairs

Question-18. ........acts as a shock absorber to cushion when tibia and femur came together

1. Ligament
2. Cartilage
3. Tendon
4. Disc

Question-19. A ...... muscle rotates the forearm to turn the palm downwards

1. Pronator
2. Supinator
3. Adductor
4. Abductor

Question-20. A cricket player is fast chasing a ball in the field. Which one of the following groups of bones is directly contributing in this movement?

1. Tarsals, femur, metatarsals, tibia
2. Sternum, femur, tibia, fibula
3. Pelvis, ulna, patella, tarsals
4. Femur, malleus, tibia, metatarsals

Question-21. A deltoid ridge occurs in

1. radius
2. ulna
3. femur
4. humerus

Question-22. A shallow depression in the scapula which receives the head of the upper arm bone is known as the

1. Acetabulum
2. Neural arch
3. Glenoid cavity
4. None of these

Question-23. Action potential in a muscle fibre is

1. – 90 mV
2. – 80 mV
3. 45–50 mV
4. 90–mV

Question-24. An acromian process is characteristically found in the

1. pelvic girdle of mammals
2. pectoral girdle of mammals
3. skull of frog
4. sperm of mammals

Question-25. An all out sprint can not continue for more than 40 seconds because

1. Run out of oxygen
2. Accumulation of creatine
3. Muscles collapse
4. All of these

Question-26. Ankle joint is

1. Hinge joint
2. Pivot Joint
3. Ball and socket joint
4. Gliding joint

Question-27. Appendicular skeleton is

1. Girdles and limbs
2. Vertebrae
3. Rib and sternum
4. Skull

Question-28. ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in

1. actinin
2. troponin
3. myosin
4. actin

Question-29. Axial skeleton is made up of

1. Skull only
2. Sternum only
3. Complete vertebral column
4. All of the above

Question-30. Ball and socket joint is found between

1. humerus and pectoral girdle
2. humerus and olecranon fossa
3. femur and tibio-fibula
4. ribs and vertebral

Question-31. Ball and socket joints can be seen in

1. Wrist
2. Fingers
3. Neck
4. Shoulders

Question-32. Bone joints are made up of

1. Cardiac muscles
2. Elastin fibres
3. Skeletal muscle fibres
4. Collagen fibres

Question-33. Bones act as reservoir of which mineral salts

1. Sodium and magnesium
2. Calcium and sodium
3. Calcium and magnesium
4. Copper and iron

Question-34. Cartilage is formed by

1. Osteoblasts
2. Chondriocytes
3. Fibroblasts
4. Epithelium

Question-35. Ciliary muscles are found in

1. Diaphragm of a mammal
2. Eyes of vertebrates
3. Heart of vertebrates
4. Stomach of frog

Question-36. Coccygeal bone is formed by the fusion of ......... bones in man

1. 3 vertebrae
2. 6 vertebrae
3. 5 vertebrae
4. 4 vertebrae

Question-37. Contraction of a muscle is caused by

1. Myosin
2. Actin
3. ATP
4. Actomyosin

Question-38. Contraction of shortest duration are present is

1. Heart muscle
2. Lungs muscle
3. Leg muscle
4. Eyelids muscle

Question-39. During muscle contraction

1. Chemical energy is changed into electrical energy
2. Chemical energy is changed into mechanical energy
3. Chemical energy is changed into physical energy
4. Mechanical energy is changed into chemical energy

Question-40. During muscular contraction, the

1. I–zone will decrease in length
2. A–zone will decrease in length
3. Z–zone will decrease in length
4. H–zone will decrease in length

Question-41. Elastic cartilage is found in

1. The trachea
2. The auditory tube
3. The intervertebral disc
4. None of these

Question-42. Elbow joint is an example of

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

Question-43. Ends of long bones are covered with

1. Cartilage
2. Muscles
3. Ligaments
4. Blood cells

Question-44. Extremities of long bones possess cartilage

1. calcified
2. fibrous
3. elastic
4. hyaline

Question-45. Find out the correct option regarding true sentence/s from the followings-i) Human skull is dicondylic like reptiles.ii) Foramen of Magnum is found at the anterior side of skulliii) Atlas vertebrae helps in rotation of neck.iv) Spinal cord passes to the brain through Foramen of Magnum.

1. only iv
2. i, ii, iv
3. i, iii, iv
4. all are correct

Question-46. Find out the incorrect statement-

1. Muscle fibre is a syncitium as the sarcoplasm contains many nuceli.
2. A characterstic feature of the muscle fibre is the presence of a large number of parallely arranged filaments in the sarcoplasm called myofilaments or myofibrils.
3. Actin & myosin are rod like structures, arranged perpendicular to each other and also to the longitudnal axis of myofibrils
4. The protein of the myofibril between 2 successive Z-line is considered as the functional unit of contraction, is called a sarcomere.

Question-47. Flexion of thigh, knee and their rotation is facilatated by

1. Biceps muscle
2. Triceps muscle
3. Sartorius muscles
4. Shank

Question-48. Haversian system is found in

1. Atlas of man
2. Ilium of man
3. Femur of man
4. Lumbar of man

Question-49. Heart beat is controlled by a nodal tissue which is made up of specialised cardiac muscles, called

1. Purkinje fibres
2. Myonemes
3. Collagen fibres
4. Telodendria

Question-50. How many ribs are present in human beings

1. 6 pairs
2. 9 pairs
3. 12 pairs
4. 15 pairs

Question-51. Humerus differs from the femur in having

1. Deltoid ridge
2. Sigmoid notch
3. Trochanter
4. None of these

Question-52. In a relaxed fibril, H–zone, a lighter region of low density can be seen in the centre of

1. Anisotropic or A–band
2. Isotropic or I–band
3. Z–band
4. Both in A and I–band

Question-53. In children the bones are more flexible and brittle because their bones have

1. Large quantity of salts and little organic substances
2. Large quantity of organic substances and little salts
3. Well developed Haversian system
4. Large number of osteoblasts

Question-54. In the case of most of the mammals including man and Giraffe, the number of cervical vertebrae are

1. 8
2. 7
3. 9
4. 10

Question-55. Intercoastal muscles are found attached with

1. ribs
2. lungs
3. Pleura
4. None of these

Question-56. Inter-vertebral disc is a

1. Fibro cartilage between the centrum of vertebrae
2. Pad in the centrum of bone
3. Cartilage bone in the body
4. Body of vertebrae

Question-57. Ions that must be present for binding the cross bridges is

1. Na+
2. Ca++
3. K+
4. None of these

Question-58. Joint between femur and acetabulum is known as

1. Hinge joint
2. Saddle joint
3. Gliding joint
4. Ball and socket joint

Question-59. Joint between femur and pelvic girdle is

1. Pivotal
2. Ball and socket
3. Hinge
4. Saddle

Question-60. Joint between femur and tibio–fibula is

1. Hinge joint
2. Saddle joint
3. Pivot joint
4. Imperfect joint

Question-61. Joint of wrist is of

1. Hinge type
2. Ball and socket type
3. Pivot type
4. None of these

Question-62. Joints are lubricated by

1. Epidermis
2. Dermis
3. Tympanic membrane
4. Synovial fluid

Question-63. Largest foramen of human body is

1. Foramen of Monro
2. Foremen ovalis
3. Foramen of Magnedie
4. Foramen of Magnum

Question-64. Long bones function in

1. support
2. support, erythrocyte and leucocyte synthesis
3. support and erythrocyte synthesis
4. erythrocyte formation

Question-65. Lumber vertebra are found in

1. Neck region
2. Abdominal region
3. Hip rigion
4. Thorax

Question-66. Major protein in the thick filament of skeletal muscle fibre is

1. Tropomysin
2. Myosin
3. Actin
4. Tropnin

Question-67. Muscles are red because of the presence of

1. Myoglobin and mitochondria
2. Haemoglobin and golgi bodies
3. Globulin and mitochondria
4. Protein and lysosome

Question-68. Muscles of the heart are

1. Voluntary striated
2. Voluntary smooth
3. Involuntary striated
4. Involuntary smooth

Question-69. Myofibrils are made up of

1. All the above components
2. Actin and tropomyosin
3. Myosin and actin
4. Myosin and troponin

Question-70. Name the connective tissue sheath which surrounds the muscle bundles

1. Epimysium
2. Endomysium
3. Perimysium
4. Sarcomere

Question-71. Number of bones in human body is

1. 260
2. 206
3. 306
4. 203

Question-72. Number of cervical vertebrae in camel is

1. more than that of rabbit
2. less than that of rabbit
3. same as that of whale
4. more than that of horse

Question-73. Obturator foramen is present between

1. Ilium & Ischium
2. Ilium & pubis
3. Ischium & pubis
4. None of these

Question-74. Old people are, more liable to fracture of their bones because

1. Bones become soft and elastic
2. Bones become hard and brittle
3. Bones contain large quantity of organic matter
4. None of the above

Question-75. One of the following is a location of most abundant cartilage in the human body.

1. Tracheal rings and costal cartilages
2. Intevertebral disc and public symphysis
3. Pinna and tip of nose
4. Pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle

Question-76. Papillary muscles are found in

1. Haemocoel
2. Heart of cockroach
3. Arm
4. Heart of mammal

Question-77. Patella is associated with

1. Elbow
2. Knee
3. Neck
4. Wrist

Question-78. Pelvic girdle of rabbit consist of

1. Ilium, ischium & pubis
2. Ilium, ishcium & coracoid
3. Coracoid, scapula & clavicle
4. Ilium, coracoid & scapula

Question-79. Red bone marrow is present in

1. Tips of long bones
2. Tips of short bones
3. Bones of skull
4. Shaft of long bones

Question-80. Rotation of thigh on lateral sides is facilitated by

1. Gluteus medius
2. Gluteus minimus
3. Iliacus
4. Obturator externus

Question-81. Sarcolemma is a membrane found over in

1. Nerve fibre
2. Cardiac muscle
3. Skeletal muscle fibre
4. Heart

Question-82. Sternum of mammal consists of

1. A xiphisternum and a xiphoid cartilage
2. 4 sternebrae, a xiphisternum and a xiphoid
3. 6 sternebrae, a xiphisternum and a xiphoid
4. 6 sternebrae and a xiphoid cartilage

Question-83. Striated muscles contract by -

1. Sliding of actin filament upon myosin filaments
2. Sliding of myosin filaments upon actin filaments
3. Pulling together of myosin filaments
4. Pulling together of actin filaments

Question-84. Synovial fluid is found in

1. freely movable joints
2. spinal cavity
3. cranial cavity
4. immovable joints

Question-85. Synovial joints is

1. Pivot joint
2. Hinge joint
3. Ball and socket joint
4. All of these

Question-86. Synovial membrane is found in

1. Neuromotor junction
2. Synaptic junction
3. Joints
4. All the nerves

Question-87. Tendon is a structure which connects

1. A bone with another bone
2. A nerve with a muscle
3. A muscle with a bone
4. A muscle with a muscle

Question-88. Tetanus is sustained contraction of muscle, is due to-

1. Parathyroid deficiency
2. Ca2+ deficiency
3. Bacterial disease
4. Auto immune disease

Question-89. The bone of mammals contains Haversian canals which are connected by transverse canals known as

1. Bidder’s canal
2. Inguinal canal
3. Volkmann’s canal
4. Semicircular canal

Question-90. The bony sockets of the jaws in which the teeth are implanted, are known as

1. Alveolus
2. Fossae
3. Dentaries
4. Thecae

Question-91. The central shaft of a long bone is known as

1. Diaphysis
2. Epiphysis
3. Hypapophysis
4. Zygapophysis

Question-92. The cervical vertebrae in humans is

1. same as in whale
2. more than that in rabbit
3. double than that of horse
4. less than that in giraffe

Question-93. The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is

1. myosin
2. a-actinin
3. tropomyosin
4. troponin

Question-94. The contraction of muscle of shortest duration is seen in

1. Heart
2. Jaws
3. Intestine
4. Eyelids

Question-95. The cup-shaped cavity for the articulation of the head of the femur is called

1. Glenoid cavity
2. Acetabulum
3. Obturator
4. Sigmoid notch

Question-96. The dark bands A–bands) of a skeletal muscle are known as

1. Isotropic bands
2. Anisotropic bands
3. Intercalated disc
4. Cross bridges

Question-97. The dark bands in a myofibril are due to overlapping of

1. Only thick bands
2. Only thin bands
3. Both thick and thin bands
4. None of the above

Question-98. The distance or length of the myofibril between two adjacent Z–bands is called

1. Sarcomere
2. Sarcolemma
3. Fibril
4. Sarcoplasm

Question-99. The function of skeleton in vertebrates is/are

1. Support
2. Hearing
3. Sound production
4. All the above

Question-100. The functional unit of the contractile system in the striped muscle is

1. Z–band
2. A–band
3. Myofibril
4. Sarcomere

Question-101. The hardest substance present in the

1. Bone– Ossein
2. Chitin – Protein
3. Tooth– Enamel
4. Muscle–Myosin

Question-102. The joint found between sternum and the ribs in humans is

1. angular joint
2. fibrous joint
3. cartilaginous joint
4. gliding joint

Question-103. The joint in our neck which allows us to rotate our head left to right is

1. pivot joint
2. saddle joint
3. hinge joint
4. ellipsoid joint

Question-104. The lower jaw in mammals is made up of

1. mandible
2. dentary
3. maxilla
4. angulars

Question-105. The major function of the intervertebral disc is to

1. Absorb shock
2. String the vertebrae together
3. Prevent injuries
4. Prevent hyperextension

Question-106. The most abundant mineral in human body is

1. Calcium
2. Magnesium
3. Sodium
4. Potassium

Question-107. The muscular contraction in which the tension remains the same and the mechanical work is also done is called

1. Isotonic contraction
2. Tetanus
3. Isomeric contraction
4. Single muscle twitch

Question-108. The number of floating ribs in human body is

1. 6 pairs
2. 3 pairs
3. 5 pairs
4. 2 pairs

Question-109. The number of lumbar vertebrae in human vertebral column is

1. 12
2. 7
3. 5
4. 2

Question-110. The number of vertebrae in rabbit is

1. 40
2. 33
3. 44
4. 46

Question-111. The only movable bone in the skull is

1. Mandible
2. Ethmoid
3. Maxilla
4. None

Question-112. The pectoral and pelvic girdles and the bones of limb form

1. Axial skeleton
2. Appendicular skeleton
3. Visceral skeleton
4. Outer skeleton

Question-113. The pelvic girdles of females are ...... than those of males

1. Narrower
2. Broader
3. Stoughter
4. a) and b) both

Question-114. The protein present in the bones is known as

1. Chondrin
2. Ossein
3. Sclero protein
4. Globulin

Question-115. The roof of the cranium of frog is formed by

1. parasphenoid
2. alisphenoid
3. frontoparietal
4. orbitosphenoid

Question-116. The sliding filament theory to explain muscular contraction was given by

1. Corti
2. H.E. Huxley
3. A.F. Huxley
4. Huxley and Huxley

Question-117. The smallest bone in rabbit’s or man’s skeleton is

1. Nasal
2. Stapes
3. Patella
4. Palatine

Question-118. The smallest irregular bone in man is:

1. Stapes
2. Palatine
3. Nasal
4. Patella

Question-119. The special contractile protein actin is found in

1. Thick filaments of A–bands
2. Thin filaments of I–bands
3. Both thick and thin bands
4. Whole of myofibril

Question-120. The term refractory period with reference of muscle tissue refers to

1. A period when stimulation does not lead to contraction
2. A period when maximum contraction occurs
3. Time gap between application of stimulus and occurrence of contraction
4. Loss of transluscency in muscle fibres due to death of animal

Question-121. The time period between the beginning of electrical response and peak of tension recorded is

1. Contraction time
2. Latent period
3. Refractory period
4. Relaxation time

Question-122. The total number of ear bones in man is

1. 3
2. 6
3. 4
4. 2

Question-123. The total number of muscles in the body of man is

1. 409
2. 439
3. 539
4. 639

Question-124. The type of muscles present in our

1. upper arm are smooth muscle fibres fusiform in shape.
2. heart are involuntary and unstriated smooth muscles.
3. intestine are striated and involuntary.
4. thigh are striated and voluntary.

Question-125. The vertebral column is connected to the pelvic girdle in the

1. Coccygeal region
2. Sacral region
3. Lumbar region
4. Cervical region

Question-126. Time period present between two sucessive contraction-

1. Refractory period
2. Total period
3. Break period
4. Lag period

Question-127. Total number of bones in the hind limb of a man is

1. 14
2. 21
3. 24
4. 30

Question-128. Two of the body parts which do not appear in MRI may be

1. scapula and canines
2. ligaments and ribs
3. tendons and premolars
4. Nonw of these

Question-129. Vertebrochondral ribs are –

1. 11th & 12th pair ribs
2. 8th, 9th & 10th pair ribs
3. 1st – 7th pair ribs
4. 8th–12th pair ribs

Question-130. What is a hydrostatic skeleton largely composed of?

1. Fluid
2. Connective tissue
3. Bone
4. Cartilage

Question-131. What is correct about human body

1. There are 5 vertebra in the neck
2. Brain box is made up of 4 bones
3. There are 15 pairs of ribs
4. There are 12 thoracic vertebra

Question-132. What is sarcomere?

1. Part between two H-lines
2. Part between two A-lines
3. Part between two I-bands
4. Part between two Z-lines

Question-133. What is sprain

1. More pulling of tendon
2. Less pulling of tendon
3. More pulling of ligament
4. Less pulling of ligament

Question-134. What is the right sequence of bones in the ear ossicles of a mammal starting from the tympanum inwards

1. Malleus, Incus, Stapes
2. Malleus, Stapes, Incus
3. Incus, Malleus, Stapes
4. Stapes, Incus, Malleus

Question-135. What will happen if ligaments are cut or broken?

1. Bones will move freely at joints
2. No movement at joint
3. Bone will become unfix
4. Bone will become fixed

Question-136. When joint becomes inflamed and painful, condition is called

1. Rheumatism
2. Sprain
3. Osteoarthritis
4. Gouty arthritis

Question-137. When the head of humerus fits into glenoid cavity, joint is

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Hinge joint
3. Pivot joint
4. Saddle joint

Question-138. When there is a drop in the force of contraction after prolonged stimulation, it is known as

1. Muscle tone
2. Muscle atrophy
3. Muscle fatigue
4. Muscle dystrophy