NMDCAT BIO QUIZ : Support and Movement
NMDCAT Bio Quiz: Support and Movement
Test your knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with our NMDCAT Bio Quiz focused on Support and Movement. This quiz covers key topics such as joint types, muscle contraction, and energy sources used during physical activity.
- 30 multiple-choice questions
- Instant feedback on your answers
- Perfect for students and educators alike
1. Division of joints allowing ample movement between 2 or more specific heads of bones are grouped as:
(a) diarthrosis
(b) tendons and tibia
(c) synarthroses
(d) ligaments and femur
2. Ligaments restrict this action:
(a) cartilage junction
(b) hyper extension
(c) hyper flexion
(d) both (b) and (c)
3. In muscle contraction, this ion is essential:
(a) Cl
(b) Ca
(c) K
(d) Na
4. This is an example of stretch reflex stimulated by passive muscle movement:
(a) patellar reflex
(b) tendon reflex
(c) flexor reflex
(d) ipsilateral reflex
5. This is a major energy source in a hurdle race to the leg muscles:
(a) glycolysis
(b) lactate and pyruvate
(c) performed ATP
(d) oxidative metabolism
6. This event occurs during muscular contraction I. H-zone disappears II. A band widens III. I band shortens IV. Width of A band is unaffected V. M line and Z line get closer
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III, IV and V
(c) II, IV and V
(d) I, II and V
7. Muscles utilized for controlling the flow of all substances within lumen are grouped as:
(a) hormonal system
(b) skeletal system
(c) cardiac muscles
(d) smooth muscles
8. Division of joints fibrous in nature permitting no movement is:
(a) tendons and tibia
(b) ligaments and femur
(c) diarthrosis
(d) synarthroses
9. A small band of dense, white and fibrous elastic tissue is grouped as:
(a) ligament
(b) muscle junction
(c) muscle filament
(d) muscle cartilage
10. In the striated muscles, the functional unit of contractile system is:
(a) Z band
(b) cross bridges
(c) sarcomere
(d) myofibril
11. Humans have ________ joint between sternum and ribs.
(a) gliding
(b) angular
(c) cartilaginous
(d) fibrous
12. The joint in our elbow is an example of:
(a) hinge joint
(b) ball and socket joint
(c) pivot joint
(d) gliding joint
13. Find the correctly matched pair:
(a) Fibrous joint — between phalanges
(b) Cartilaginous joint — skull bones
(c) Gliding joint — between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae
(d) Hinge joint — between vertebrae
14. Which of the following joints does not allow any movement?
(a) Synovial joint
(b) Fibrous joint
(c) Ball and Socket joint
(d) Cartilaginous joint
15. Glenoid cavity articulates:
(a) Clavicle with acromion
(b) Clavicle with scapula
(c) Scapula with acromion
(d) Humerus with scapula
16. The joint between atlas and axis is:
(a) Saddle joint
(b) Angular joint
(c) Pivot joint
(d) Cartilaginous joint
17. Find the correct pair:
(a) Gliding joint – between carpals
(b) Cartilaginous joint – between frontal and parietal
(c) Hinge joint – between humerus and pectoral girdle
(d) Pivot joint – between third and fourth cervical vertebrae
18. The type of joint between the skull bones is:
(a) Fibrous
(b) Cartilaginous
(c) Synovial
(d) Hinge
19. Ribs and sternum are connected by:
(a) Areolar tissue
(b) Hyaline cartilage
(c) White fibrous cartilage
(d) Bony matter
20. The joint between 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae:
(a) Gliding joint
(b) Saddle joint
(c) Pivot joint
(d) Hinge joint
21-An entire skeletal muscle is surrounded by ___________.
A-epimysium
B-endomysium.
C-tendon sheath
D-perimysium
E-sarcolemma
22-A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it supplies is called a(n) ____________.
A-motor unit
B-neuromuscular junction
C-axon terminal
D-motor end plate
e-synaptic cleft
23-Which of the following does NOT occur during skeletal muscle contraction?
A-Myosin heads bind to actin
b-Calcium binds to myosin heads.
C-The I bands shorten and H zones disappear.
D-Calcium concentration in the sarcoplasm increases.
E-ATP is hydrolyzed.
24-What is the ion released from the terminal cisternae that combines with troponin and removes the blocking action of tropomyosin, resulting in the formation of cross bridges?
A-acetylcholine
B-calmodulin
C-Ca2+
D-troponin
E-myosin
25-Each skeletal muscle fiber is controlled by a neuron at a single ___________.
A-synaptic knob
B-synaptic cleft
C-neuromuscular junction
D-transverse tubule
E-sarcomere
26. The length of this is reduced while the muscle contracts.
(a) sarcomere
(b) I-Band
(c) A-Band
(d) H-Zone
27. This about muscle fibres is true.
(a) for energy, they depend on anaerobic procedures
(b) better adapted for slow sustained activities
(c) myoglobin content is high
(d) possess mitochondria in huge numbers
28. Muscle fatigue is due to the accumulation of:
(a) carbon dioxide
(b) lactic acid
(c) creatine phosphate
(d) none of the above
29. Duration of one muscle twitch is:
(a) 0.1 seconds
(b) 1 second
(c) 5 seconds
(d) 10 seconds
30. Where does the stimulation of muscle fibers by a motor neuron take place:
(a) myofibril
(b) transverse tubules
(c) sarcoplasmic reticulum
(d) neuromuscular junction
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