BIOLOGY NMDCAT 2024

SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT

Q.1 Muscles are the specialized type of tissues having _________ origin.
A. Ectodermal B. Endodermal
C. Mesodermal D. Hyperdermal
Q.2 Each muscle bundle contains all except:
A. Many muscle fibers B. Many neuronal connections
C. Many motor units D. Many muscle bellies
Q.3 Non-polarizing region of sarcomere is called:
A. I-band B. A-band
C. M-line D. H-zone
Q.4 Most of accumulated lactic acid in muscles after anaerobic exercise will be:
A. Converted to glucose B. Broken down to get energy
C. Converted to toxic substances D. Digested by WBCs
Q.5 These muscles are striated and involuntary:
A. Skeletal B. Gut smooth
C. Cardiac D. Vascular smooth
Q.6 Origin of skeletal muscle is attached to:
A. Immoveable bone through tendon B. Immoveable bone through ligament
C. Moveable bone through tendon D. Moveable bone through ligament
Q.7 The sarcolemma of muscle fiber folds inwards and forms a system of tubes which run
through the sarcoplasm called:
A. Myofilament B. Z-lines
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum D. Transverse tubules
Q.8 The pigment which stores oxygen in muscles is:
A. Hemoglobin B. Myosin
C. Myoglobin D. Actinomyosin
Q.9 During muscle contraction:
A. I-band shortens B. Actin filaments shorten
C. Myosin filaments shorten D. Z-line disappears
Q.10 Smooth muscles help in:
A. Transportation of food through digestive tract B. Micturition by urinary bladder
C. Transfer of gametes through genital tract D. All A, B, C
Q.11 Stimulation of a muscle fibre by a motor neuron occurs at:
A. Neuromuscular junction B. Myofibril
C. Transverse tubules D. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Q.12 Twisting around the actin chains, there are two strands of another protein called:
A. Myoglobin B. Troponin
C. Myosin D. Tropomyosin
Q.13 Function of the skeletal muscles is:
A. Moves the skeleton B. Pumps blood
C. Allow gaseous exchange D. Controls movement of substances through organs
Q.14 These are fatigueless muscles:
 A. Cardiac muscles B. Smooth muscles
C. Skeletal muscles D. Visceral muscles
Q.15 All of the following are the differences of sarcoplasmic reticulum from rough
endoplasmic reticulum except:
A. Lack ribosomes B. Store Ca+2
C. Having regular repeating pattern D. Membrane bounded sacs
Q.16 A motor unit is developed by:
A. Single motor axon innervating multiple muscle bundles
B. Single motor axon innervating multiple muscle fibers
C. Multiple motor axons innervating single muscle bundle
D. Multiple motor axons innervating multiple muscle fibers
Q.17 One myosin filament, which is present in A-band of sarcomere, is responsible for the
sliding of _______ actin filaments which are mainly present in I-band.
A. 1 B. 4
C. 2 D. 6
Q.18 Put the following statement in proper order to describe muscle contraction:
1. Signals sent by CNS via motor neuron
2. Generation of action potential in the sarcolemma
3. Release of Ca+2 from sarcoplasmic reticulum
4. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine released
5. Sarcomere shortens
A. 12435 B. 14325
C. 14235 D. 54321
Q.19 Select the correct statement/s:
A. A-band is made up of thick myosin filament
B. H-zone is present in the middle of A-band
C. Actin and myosin are polymerized protein with contractility
D. All A, B, C
Q.20 Release of Ca+2 into cytosol from ER is controlled by:
A. Ca+2 gates B. Ca+2 pumps
C. Na/K pump D. Voltage gates
Q.21 In all or none principle, all the fibrils of _______ participate in response.
A. Muscle fibers B. Muscle bundle
C. Muscles D. Myofilaments
Q.22 Muscles are characterized by:
A. Excitability B. Elasticity
C. Contractility D. All A, B, C
Q.23 I-band contains:
A. Actin filaments only B. Mainly actin partly myosin
C. Myosin filaments only D. Mainly myosin partly actin

Q.24 When muscle contracts, thick and thin filaments undergo:

A. Lengthening B. Shortening
C. Shifting D. Contraction
Q.25 Choose the characteristic/s those precisely defines the skeletal muscles.
 1. Sarcolemma Action potential
2. Nuclei Central
3. Myofilaments Randomly spread in sarcoplasm
4. Myoglobin Abundant in sarcoplasm
5. Sarcoplasmic reticulum Conduct impulse
A. Only 1 and 3 B. Only 2 and 4
C. Only 1 and 4 D. Only 3 and 5
Q.26 Axial skeleton in man is made up of
A. 126 bones B. 100 bones
C. 103 bones D. 80 bones
Q.27 Carnium in man is made up of
A. 10 bones B. 12 bones
C. 16 bones D. 8 bones
Q.28 How many ribs are attached to vertebral column in man?
A. 12 pairs B. 7 pairs
C. 10 pairs D. 3 pairs
Q.29 Which of the following is not related to cartilage?
A. Loosely packed collagen
B. No blood vessels
C. Present in all parts of body
D. Made up of living cells and non-living matter
Q.30 Which of the following pairs does not possess corresponding bones?
A. Wrist; Carpals B. Palm; Metacarpals
C. Pelvic girdle; ileum, iscium, pubis D. Nasal; unpaired bone
Q.31 Sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscles serves to:
A. Bind the muscle fibres
B. Convey electrical excitation for muscle contraction
C. Transport the nutrients to the muscles fibers
D. All of these
Q.32 The supporting structure found in the projecting external ears of mammals is made
of
A. Elastic cartilage B. Fibrous cartilage
C. Hyaline cartilage D. Membrane bone
Q.33 During development cartilage is coverted into bones, which of the following cells first
activates?
A. Osteoplasts B. Osteocytes
C. Osteoclasts D. Chondrocytes
Q.34 Tendon connects:
A. Cartilage with muscles B. Ligament with muscles
C. Bone with bone D. Bone with muscles
Q.35 The fibrous tissue, which connects the bones is
 A. Connective tissue B. Ligament
C. Muscle D. Tendon
Q.36 Which of the following is related to hinge joints?
1. Type of synovial joints 2. Freely moveable joints
3. Minimum two pairs of muscles required for movement
4. Elbow joints and knee joints
A. 1 only B. 1, 2 and 4 only
C. 1 and 3 only D. 3 only
Q.37 In the ball and socket joint the friction of two bones is lessened by fluid produced by:
A. Ligaments B. Membrane
C. Coelomic fluid D. Tendons
Q.38 Joint between hummers and radio-ulna is:
A. Ball and socket B. Pivot
C. Gliding D. Hinge
Q.39 Smooth muscles are under the control of:
A. Nervous system B. Glands
D. Spontaneous D. All of these
Q.40 The neurotransmitter between a motor neuron and a muscle cell is:
A. Serotonin B. Endorphin
C. Dopamine D. Acetylcholine
Q.41 The all-or- none phenomenon of muscle Contraction of a:
A. Muscle C. Muscle bundle
B. Muscle fibres D. Muscle fibril
Q.42 Which of the following bone is the part of structure that protects the brain:
A. Frontal B. Inferior concha
C. Palantine D. Mandible
Q.43 Contraction of muscle result form:
A. A contraction of myosin molecules
B. The sliding of the actin myosin filaments into each other
C. The formation of peptide bonds that link actin and myosin
D. Contraction of actin molecules
Q.44 A band of striated muscle fibre is composed of:
A. Actin molecules
B. Overlapping actin and myosin molecules
C. Myosin molecules
D. Troponin
Q.45 The waste material produced from breakdown of protein in skeletal muscles is:
A. Phosphocreatine B. Amino acids
C. Creatinine D. Lactic acids
Q.46 The energy for muscle contraction is most directly obtained from
A. Phosphocreatine B. Anaerobic respiration
C. Aerobic respiration D. ATP
Q.47 What is the function of calcium ions in muscle contraction?
 A. They allow cross-bridges to form between actin and myosin.
B. Thy cause actin and myosin filament to become shorter.
C. They make membrane permeable.
D. They allow the fibre membrane to depolarize.
Q.48 The Vestigial bone in human body is present in:
A. Skull C. Pectoral girdle
B. Vertebral column D. Pelvic girdle
Q.49 The movable skull bone is
A. Maxilla C. Vomer
B. Mandible D. All of these
Q.50 Irreversible muscular contraction is called:
A. Tetanus B. Rigor mortise
C. Epilepsy D. Twitch
Q.51 Glenoid cavity is present in:
A. Scapula B. Femur
C. Pelvic girdle D. Knee
Q.52 Lumbar vertebrae are found in
A. Abdominal region B. Thorax
C. Hip region D. Neck region
Q.53 Muscles causing movement of food in stomach are:
A. Striated voluntary B. Unstriated involuntary
C. Striated involuntary D. Unstriated voluntary
Q.54 Which of the following is incorrect about visceral muscles?
A. Non-striated muscle (smooth muscle)
B. Located in inner walls of hollow visceral organs of the body
C. Involuntary muscle
D. They are under voluntary
Q.55 Smooth muscles help in:
A. Transportation of food through the digestive tract
B. Transfer of gametes through genital tract
C. Micturition by urinary bladder
D. All of these
Q.56 Cardiac muscle is characterized by all, except:
A. Striated appearance B. Involuntary control
C. Branching pattern D. Attach with bones
Q.57 Select the correct matching form the following considering muscle fiber:
A. Plasma membrane of muscle fibre - Sarcoplasm
B. Cytoplasm of muscle fibre - Sarcolemma
C. Endoplasmic reticulum of muscel fiber - Sarcoplasmic reticulum
D. O2 binding protein - Myoglobin and Hemoglobin
Q.58 The functional unit of the contractile system in the striped muscle is:
A. Z-band B. A-band
C. Myofibril D. Area between two Z-line
Q.59 The dark bands of a skeletal muscle are known as:
A. Isotropic bands B. Anisotropic bands
C. Intercalated disc D. Cross bridges
Q.60 During muscle contraction:
A. Chemical energy is change into electrical energy
B. Chemical energy is changed into mechanical energy
C. Chemical energy is changed into physical energy
D. Mechanical energy is change into chemical energy
Q.61 Repeated activation of the muscles can lead to accumulation of _______ due to
anaerobic breakdown of glycogen in there, cause fatigue:
A. Ethanol B. Lactic acid
C. Citric acid D. Butyric acid
Q.62 How many ankle bones are present in the human body?
A. 7 B. 5
C. 8 D. 14
Q.63 Maximum number of vertebrae are present in ____________ region.
A. Pelvic B. Lumber
C. Cervical D. Thorasic
Q.64 Skull attach to ___________ vertebrae.
A. Cervical B. Coccyx
C. Thorasic D. lumber