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| Topic: | Locomotion And Movement NEET Questions |
| Examinations: | NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER |
| Class: | 11 (CBSE/NCERT) Biology |
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Locomotion And Movement NEET Questions and Answers
1. How many types of movement do the cells of the human body exhibit?
a) 4
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Answer: d
2. Which of these is not a type of movement mainly shown by cells of the human body?
a) Amoeboid
b) Ciliary
c) Flagellar
d) Muscular
Answer: c
3. Which of these cells can be found in blood?
a) Islet cells
b) Zymogenic cells
c) Macrophages
d) Thymocytes
Answer: c
4. Which of these cells show amoeboid movement?
a) Macrophages
b) Ciliated epithelia
c) Columnar epithelia
d) Squamous epithelia
Answer: a
5. Which blood corpuscle exhibits amoeboid locomotion?
a) Erythrocytes
b) Leucocytes
c) Thrombocytes
d) Blood platelets
Answer: b
6. Which of these structures is used to carry out amoeboid movement?
a) Pili
b) Flagella
c) Pseudopodia
d) Cilia
Answer: c
7. Where does pseudopodia arise from?
a) Protoplasm
b) Nucleoplasm
c) Cell membrane
d) Nuclear membrane
Answer: a
8. Which of these cells do not use pseudopodia?
a) Macrophages
b) Amoeba
c) Entamoeba histolytica
d) Sperm cells
Answer: d
9. Which of these structures are involved in amoeboid movement?
a) Cilia
b) Pili
c) Microfilaments
d) Flagella
Answer: c
Answer: a
10. Which disease is characterized by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints?
a) Myasthenia gravis
b) Gout
c) Muscular dystrophy
d) Tetany
Answer: b
11. Which of these do not show ciliary movement?
a) Inner lining of trachea
b) Oviducts
c) Vasa efferentia
d) Vas deferens
Answer: d
12. The passage of ova through oviducts involves what type of movement?
a) Muscular
b) Flagellar
c) Ciliary
d) Amoeboid
Answer: c
13. Which of these statements is false regarding trachea?
a) Some cells show ciliary movement
b) Foreign particles are directed towards the throat
c) The inner lining is made of pseudostratified columnar epithelium
d) Ciliated epithelium direct dust away from the bronchi
Answer: c
14. Which of these systems do not influence locomotion?
a) Integumentary
b) Neural
c) Muscular
d) Skeletal
Answer: a
15. Which property of muscles is used for locomotion?
a) Excitability
b) Contractility
c) Extensibility
d) Elasticity
Answer: b
16. Which of these do not involve flagellar movement?
a) Swimming of spermatozoa
b) Maintenance of water current in sponges
c) Locomotion of some protozoans
d) Movement of macrophages in blood
Answer: d
17. What percentage of body weight of an adult human is contributed by muscles?
a) 20-30%
b) 10-20%
c) 40-50%
d) 30-40%
Answer: c
18. Which of these is not a property of muscles?
a) Extensibility
b) Excitability
c) Degradability
d) Elasticity
Answer: c
19. Which of these is not a basis of classification for muscles?
a) Excitability
b) Appearance
c) Location
d) Regulation of activities
Answer: a
20. Which of these statements is not true regarding skeletal muscles?
a) They are also called voluntary muscles
b) They help in the movement of food through the oesophagus
c) They have striations
d) They are involved in changing of body posture
Answer: b
21. Which of these is not a characteristic of cardiac muscles?
a) They work continuously
b) They are branched
c) They are not striated
d) They are involuntary
Answer: c
22. What is fascia made of?
a) Collagen
b) Keratin
c) Microtubules
d) Muscle fibres
Answer: a
23. Which of these ions are abundant in the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
a) Magnesium
b) Sodium
c) Potassium
d) Calcium
Answer: d
24. Which of these structures has alternate dark and light bands on it?
a) Fascicles
b) Sarcolemma
c) Myofibrils
d) Fascia
Answer: c
25. What does the A band of a myofibril contain?
a) Troponin
b) Actin
c) Myosin
d) Tropomyosin
Answer: c
26. Which of these statements is false regarding myofibrils?
a) The A band is also known as the light band
b) Myosin is parallel to the longitudinal axis of myofibril
c) Light bands contain actin
d) Anisotropic bands contain myosin
Answer: a
27. What is present in the centre of each ‘I’ band?
a) ‘H’ line
b) ‘A’ line
c) ‘M’ line
d) ‘Z’ line
Answer: d
28. Which of these structures holds myosin filaments together?
a) ‘H’ line
b) ‘A’ line
c) ‘M’ line
d) ‘Z’ line
Answer: c
29. Which of these is found at the two ends of a sarcomere?
a) ‘H’ line
b) ‘A’ line
c) ‘M’ line
d) ‘Z’ line
Answer: d
30. Which of these is not a component of the thin filament?
a) LMM
b) Tropomyosin
c) Troponin
d) ‘F’ actin
Answer: a
31. What is present in the globular head of meromyosin?
a) Troponin
b) ATPase
c) Tropomyosin
d) LMM
Answer: b
32. Which of these constitute a motor unit?
a) Motor neuron + muscle fibres
b) Motor neuron + fascia
c) Motor neuron + muscle
d) Motor neuron + muscle bundle
Answer: a
33. Which of these is a neurotransmitter?
a) HMM
b) Troponin
c) ATPase
d) Acetylcholine
Answer: d
34. What does acetylcholine generate in the sarcolemma?
a) Resting potential
b) Graded potential
c) Action potential
d) Membrane potential
Answer: c
35. Why does the repeated activation of the muscles cause fatigue?
a) Due to the aerobic breakdown of glycogen
b) Due to the breakdown of glucose
c) Due to glycogen formation
d) Due to lactic acid accumulation
Answer: d
36. Which of these proteins store oxygen?
a) Troponin
b) Tropomyosin
c) Myoglobin
d) ‘G’ actin
Answer: c
37. Which organelle is abundant in red fibres of muscles?
a) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
b) Nuclei
c) Mitochondria
d) Peroxisomes
Answer: c
38. Which organelle is abundant in white fibres of muscles?
a) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
b) Nuclei
c) Mitochondria
d) Peroxisomes
Answer: a
39. Which of these statements is false regarding white fibres of muscle?
a) They contain a large number of sarcoplasmic reticula
b) They derive energy from aerobic processes
c) They are not rich in myoglobin
d) They contain fewer mitochondria than red fibres
Answer: b
40. Which of these is not a function of the skeletal system?
a) Mineral storage
b) Protection of organs
c) Movement
d) Metabolism
Answer: d
41. What type of tissue is cartilage?
a) Muscular
b) Epithelial
c) Connective
d) Nervous
Answer: c
42. The presence of what makes the matrix of bones hard?
a) Phosphate salts
b) Chondroitin salts
c) Calcium salts
d) Sodium salts
Answer: c
43. The presence of what makes the matrix of cartilages slightly pliable?
a) Chondroitin salts
b) Phosphate salts
c) Calcium salts
d) Sodium salts
Answer: a
44. How many bones do we have?
a) 273
b) 270
c) 206
d) 201
Answer: b
45. How many bones are present in the axial skeleton?
a) 126
b) 65
c) 80
d) 106
Answer: c
46. Which of these bones are not a part of the axial skeleton?
a) Clavicle
b) Skull
c) Sternum
d) Ribs
Answer: a
47. How many facial bones does the skull possess?
a) 22
b) 8
c) 12
d) 14
Answer: d
48. What is the shape of the hyoid bone?
a) S – shape
b) L – shape
c) U – shape
d) C – shape
Answer: c
49. How many occipital condyles do humans possess?
a) 4
b) 1
c) 3
d) 2
Answer: d
50. How many vertebrae do humans possess?
a) 33
b) 30
c) 26
d) 22
Answer: c
51. What is the central hollow portion of each vertebra known as?
a) Spinal canal
b) Vertebral canal
c) Neural canal
d) Axial canal
Answer: c
52. Which vertebra articulates with the occipital condyles?
a) Atlas
b) Axis
c) Sacral vertebra
d) Coccygeal vertebra
Answer: a
53. How many regions is the vertebral column divided into?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 7
d) 4
Answer: b
54. How many lumbar vertebrae are present in the vertebral column?
a) 7
b) 12
c) 1
d) 5
Answer: d
55. Which of these is not a function of the vertebral column?
a) Supports the head
b) Protects the spinal cord
c) Protects the vital organs
d) Point of attachment for ribs
Answer: c
56. In which region is the sternum present?
a) Cervical
b) Lumbar
c) Thoracic
d) Coccygeal
Answer: c
57. How many true ribs are present in the human body?
a) 7 pairs
b) 8 pairs
c) 9 pairs
d) 10 pairs
Answer: a
58. With what are the ribs connected to the vertebral column?
a) Elastic cartilage
b) Hyaline cartilage
c) Fibro cartilage
d) Tendons
Answer: b
59. Which of these is not a component of the rib cage?
a) Vertebral column
b) Ribs
c) Spinal cord
d) Sternum
Answer: c
60. What is the number of bones in each limb?
a) 30
b) 36
c) 26
d) 22
Answer: a
61. How many palm bones do humans possess?
a) 14
b) 8
c) 7
d) 5
Answer: d
62. Which of these structures are present on the scapula?
a) Tibia
b) Patella
c) Acromion
d) Ischium
Answer: c
63. Which of these bones is not a part of the coxal bone?
a) Ilium
b) Acromion
c) Ischium
d) Pubis
Answer: b
64. Which of these is not a function of joints?
a) Articulations
b) Allows bone growth
c) Enables mobility
d) Supports body
Answer: d
65. Which of these are the point of contact between bones and cartilage?
a) Tendons
b) Ligaments
c) Joints
d) Fascia
Answer: c
66. What do joints act as during movement?
a) Effort
b) Lever
c) Fulcrum
d) Load
Answer: c
67. Which of these is not a classification of joints?
a) Connective
b) Fibrous
c) Cartilaginous
d) Synovial
Answer: a
68. Which of these joints do not show any movement?
a) Fibrous
b) Synovial
c) Pivot
d) Cartilaginous
Answer: b
69. Which of these show no movement?
a) Joint between atlas and axis
b) Knee joint
c) Skull bones
d) Joints between carpals
Answer: c
70. Which of these join the skull bones to each other to form the cranium?
a) Dense fibrous connective tissues
b) Loose fibrous connective tissues
c) Specialized connective tissue
d) Dense irregular connective tissue
Answer: a
71. What is the immovable junction between two bones known as?
a) Socket
b) Saddle
c) Hinge
d) Suture
Answer: d
72. What type of joint is present between adjacent vertebrae?
a) Pivot joint
b) Fibrous joint
c) Cartilaginous joint
d) Gliding joint
Answer: c
73. Which of these joints permit limited movement?
a) Hinge joints
b) Ball and socket joints
c) Fibrous joints
d) Cartilaginous joints
Answer: d
74. Which of these is an example of hinge joint?
a) Between the carpals
b) Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
c) Knee joint
d) Between atlas and axis
Answer: c
75. Which of these is an example of saddle joint?
a) Between the carpals
b) Knee joint
c) Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
d) Between atlas and axis
Answer: c
76. Which of these is an example of pivot joint?
a) Between atlas and axis
b) Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
c) Knee joint
d) Between the carpals
Answer: a
77. Which of these is an example of gliding joint?
a) Knee joint
b) Between the carpals
c) Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
d) Between atlas and axis
Answer: b
78. Which of these is an autoimmune disorder?
a) Arthritis
b) Osteoporosis
c) Gout
d) Myasthenia gravis
Answer: d
79. Which of these is disorder of the muscular system?
a) Crohn’s Disease
b) Celiac Disease
c) Myasthenia gravis
d) Gastroenteritis
Answer: c
80. Which of these disorders affect the neuromuscular junction?
a) Arthritis
b) Osteoporosis
c) Myasthenia gravis
d) Gout
Answer: c
81. Which of these is not a symptom of myasthenia gravis?
a) Rapid spasms
b) Fatigue
c) Muscle weakness
d) Paralysis of skeletal muscles
Answer: a
82. Which of these statements is false regarding myasthenia gravis?
a) It affects neuromuscular junctions
b) It is a genetic disease
c) It results in fatigue
d) It leads to paralysis of skeletal muscles
Answer: b
83. Which of these is a genetic disorder?
a) Gout
b) Myasthenia gravis
c) Muscular dystrophy
d) Tetany
Answer: c
84. Which of these disorders lead to degeneration of skeletal muscles?
a) Muscular dystrophy
b) Gout
c) Tetany
d) Osteoporosis
Answer: a
85. Which of these disorders lead to rapid spasms?
a) Gout
b) Myasthenia gravis
c) Muscular dystrophy
d) Tetany
Answer: d
86. Which of these disorders is caused due to low concentrations of calcium ions?
a) Muscular dystrophy
b) Gout
c) Tetany
d) Osteoporosis
Answer: c
87. What is the effect of arthritis?
a) Paralysis
b) Rapid spasms
c) Reduced bone mass
d) Inflammation of joints
Answer: d
88. Which of these is an age-related disorder?
a) Tetany
b) Gout
c) Osteoporosis
d) Muscular dystrophy
Answer: c
89. Which disease increases the chance of fractures?
a) Tetany
b) Gout
c) Osteoporosis
d) Crohn’s Disease
Answer: c
90. Which of these disorders lead to the inflammation of joints?
a) Gout
b) Myasthenia gravis
c) Muscular dystrophy
d) Tetany
Answer: a
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