Movements and Locomotion in Animals
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
1. Articulation of femur with pelvic girdle is an example of
(a) Gliding joint
(b) Ball and socket joint
(c) Hinge joint
(d) Pivot joint
Answer: (b) Ball and socket joint
2. Obturator foramen occurs in
(a) Pelvic girdle
(b) Skull
(c) Pectoral girdle
(d) Vertebrae
Answer: (a) Pelvic girdle
3. The cup shaped cavity for articulation of head of human is
(a) Glenoid cavity
(b) Acetabulum
(c) Notch
(d) Obturator
Answer: (a) Glenoid cavity
4. The total number of bones in human skeleton is
(a) 206
(b) 205
(c) 306
(d) 305
Answer: (a) 206
5. Cervical vertebrae occurs in
(a) Thoracic
(b) Neck
(c) Abdomen
(d) Tail
Answer: (b) Neck
6. Knee joint is
(a) Ball and socket joint
(b) Pivot joint
(c) Hinge joint
(d) Angular joint
Answer: (c) Hinge joint
7. Joint between atlas and axis vertebra is an example of
(a) Ball and socket
(b) Hinge joint
(c) Pivot joint
(d) Angular joint
Answer: (c) Pivot joint
8. The first vertebra is
(a) Axis
(b) Atlas
(c) Thoracic
(d) Lumbar
Answer: (b) Atlas
9. The cytoplasm of a muscle fibre is called
(a) Endoplasm
(b) Sarcoplasm
(c) Sarcomere
(d) Karyoplasm
Answer: (b) Sarcoplasm
10. Biceps and triceps are found in
(a) Forearm
(b) Upper arm
(c) Thigh
(d) Shank
Answer: (b) Upper arm
11. Number of floating ribs in human body is
(a) 6 pairs
(b) 2 pairs
(c) 5 pairs
(d) 3 pairs
Answer: (b) 2 pairs
12. Muscle used in bending a limb is called
(a) Flexer
(b) Extensor
(c) Depressor
(d) Elevator
Answer: (a) Flexer
13.The largest muscle of the body is
(a) Biceps
(b) Gluteus maximus
(c) Triceps
(d) Quadriceps
Answer: (b) Gluteus maximus
14. Muscle fatigue is due to excess formation of
(a) ADP
(b) HCL
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Creatine
Answer: (c) Lactic acid
15. Cori’s cycle operates in
(a) Liver
(b) Liver and muscle
(c) Muscle
(d) Nerve
Answer: (b) Liver and muscle
16. Total number of bones in the hind limb of man is
(a) 21
(b) 14
(c) 30
(d) 24
Answer: (c) 30
17. A vertebrate bone, which directly develops from mesenchyme, is called
(a) Dermal bone
(b) Replacing bone
(c) Endochondrial bone
(d) All of these
Answer: (a) Dermal bone
18. Ribs are attached to
(a) Scapula
(b) Sternum
(c) Clavicle
(d) Ilium
Answer: (b) Sternum
19. Surface for attachment of tongue is
(a) Palatine
(b) Sphenoid
(c) Pterygoid
(d).Hyoid apparatus
Answer: (d).Hyoid apparatus
20. In mammals the lower jaw is made of
(a) Maxilla
(b) Dentary
(c) Mandible
(d) Ethmoid
Answer: (c) Mandible
21. Weberian ossicles occur in
(a) Fishes
(b) Frogs
(c) Snakes
(d) Birds
Answer: (a) Fishes
22. A deltoid ridge occurs in
(a) Radius
(b) Ulna
(c) Femur
(d) Humerus
Answer: (d) Humerus
23. Number of cervical vertebrae in camel is
(a) more than those of rabbit
(b) less than those of rabbits
(c) same as those of whale
(d) more than those of horse
Answer: (c) same as those of whale
24. Long bones function in
(a) support
(b) support, erythrocyte and leucocyte synthesis
(c) support and erythrocyte synthesis
(d) erythrocyte formation
Answer: (b) support, erythrocyte and leucocyte synthesis
25. A vertebra having convexity both in front and behind is
(a) Acoelous
(b) Procoelous
(c) Amphicoelous
(d) Amphiplatyan
Answer: (a) Acoelous
26. Which ion is essential for muscle contraction?
(a) Sodium
(b) Potassium
(c) Calcium
(d) Chloride
Answer: (c) Calcium
27. Which is a part of pectoral girdle?
(a) Glenoid cavity
(b) Sternum
(c) Ilium
(d) Acetabulum
Answer: (a) Glenoid cavity
28. Joint between bones of human skull is
(a) Hinge joint
(b) Synovial joint
(c) Cartilaginous joint
(d) Fibrous joint
Answer: (d) Fibrous joint
29. Aastragalus and calcaneum occur in
(a) Shoulder
(b) Hip
(c) Forelimb
(d) Hind limb
Answer: (d) Hind limb
30. Avian (bird) skull is
(a) Monocondylic
(b) Dicondylic
(c) A condylic
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Monocondylic
31. Fabellae are the sesamoid bones associated with
(a) Elbow joint
(b) Knee joint
(c) Wrist joint
(d) Neck joint
Answer: (b) Knee joint
32. Myoglobin occurs in
(a) red muscle fibres
(b) white muscle fibres
(c) cardiac muscle fibres
(d) Both a and b
Answer: (a) red muscle fibres
33. Source of energy in muscle contraction is
(a) ADP
(b) ATP
(c) GTP
(d) Creatine phosphate
Answer: (b) ATP
34. Which one is a bone of skull?
(a) Atlas
(b) Femur
(c) Tibia
(d) Pterigoid
Answer: (d) Pterigoid
35. If a frog bone femur is treated with dilute HCl, it
(a) becomes hard and brittle
(b) becomes soft and flexible
(c) breaks into pieces
(d) becomes calcified
Answer: (b) becomes soft and flexible
36. The joint between ribs and sternum is
(a) Hinge
(b) Cartilaginous
(c) Fibrous
(d) Angular
Answer: (b) Cartilaginous
37. Functional unit of striated muscle is
(a) I Band
(b) 2 line
(c) Myofilament
(d) Sarcomere
Answer: (d) Sarcomere
38. One of the following is true of muscle contraction
(a) A band remains constant
(b) I band expands
(c) H zone contracts
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) H zone contracts
39. Sarcomere is the structural and functional unit of myofibril and area between
(a) I to I band
(b) Z to Z line
(c) I band to Z line
(d) A to I band
Answer: (b) Z to Z line
40. Total number of bones in human skull is
(a) 26
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 107
Answer: (b) 29
41. One of the following is not a function of bones
(a) place for muscle attachment
(b) protection of vital organs
(c) secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
(d) production of blood corpuscles
Answer: (c) secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
42. Four-arm is rotated to turn downward or backward by muscle
(a) adductor
(b) abductor
(c) promoter
(d) extensor
Answer: (c) promoter
43. Which muscle is immune to fatigue?
(a) striped
(b) unstriped
(c) cardiac
(d) voluntary
Answer: (c) cardiac
44. Which is the largest synovial joint?
(a) shoulder joint
(b) knee joint
(c) hip joint
(d) elbow joint
Answer: (c) hip joint
45. Protein present in cartilage is
(a) Chondrin
(b) Ossein
(c) Cartilagin
(d) Collagen
Answer: (a) Chondrin
46. Aacetabulum is present in……… joint
(a) hip
(b) knee
(c) elbow
(d) shoulder
Answer: (a) hip
47. Cervical vertebrae in one of the following are seven
(a) Rabbit
(b) Elephant
(c) Giraffe
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
48. Which is the largest bone in middle ear?
(a) Incus
(b) Malleus
(c) Stapes
(d) Cochlea
Answer: (b) Malleus
49. Largest smooth muscle is present in
(a) leg
(b) thigh
(c) uterus of pregnant women
(d) urethra
Answer: (b) thigh
50. Atlas and axis are joined by
(a) saddle joint
(b) pivot joint
(c) hinge joint
(d) none of these
Answer: (b) pivot joint