Online Test — Locomotion and Movement
15 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 15
Movement of the whole body from one place to another is:
Movement
Locomotion
Excretion
Respiration
Explanation: Locomotion is whole-body movement from place to place.
Question 2 of 15
The movement of cilia in the windpipe is an example of:
Muscular movement
Ciliary movement
Amoeboid movement
Locomotion
Explanation: Beating cilia produce ciliary movement.
Question 3 of 15
Muscle attached to bones and under conscious control is:
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Involuntary muscle
Explanation: Skeletal (voluntary) muscle moves bones under conscious control.
Question 4 of 15
Muscle found in the walls of internal organs is:
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Striped
Explanation: Smooth (involuntary) muscle lines internal organs.
Question 5 of 15
Cardiac muscle is found in the:
Stomach
Heart
Limbs
Intestine
Explanation: Cardiac muscle occurs only in the heart.
Question 6 of 15
The thick filaments of a muscle are made of:
Actin
Myosin
Keratin
Collagen
Explanation: Thick filaments are myosin; thin filaments are actin.
Question 7 of 15
The functional unit of muscle contraction is the:
Sarcomere
Nephron
Neuron
Alveolus
Explanation: The sarcomere (between Z-lines) is the unit of contraction.
Question 8 of 15
In the sliding filament theory, the actin filaments:
Shrink
Slide over myosin
Disappear
Grow
Explanation: Actin slides over myosin to shorten the sarcomere.
Question 9 of 15
Muscle contraction needs calcium ions and energy from:
DNA
ATP
Bile
Urea
Explanation: Contraction requires Ca²⁺ and ATP energy.
Question 10 of 15
Biceps and triceps are an example of:
Antagonistic muscles
Cardiac muscles
Smooth muscles
Cilia
Explanation: They work as an antagonistic pair at the elbow.
Question 11 of 15
About how many bones are there in the adult human skeleton?
106
206
306
406
Explanation: The adult human skeleton has about 206 bones.
Question 12 of 15
The skull, vertebral column and ribs belong to the:
Appendicular skeleton
Axial skeleton
Limb skeleton
Girdle
Explanation: These central bones form the axial skeleton.
Question 13 of 15
The elbow and knee are examples of a:
Ball-and-socket joint
Hinge joint
Fixed joint
Gliding joint
Explanation: Elbow and knee are hinge joints (one-plane movement).
Question 14 of 15
Bones are joined to other bones by tough cords called:
Tendons
Ligaments
Muscles
Nerves
Explanation: Ligaments join bone to bone; tendons join muscle to bone.
Question 15 of 15
Inflammation and pain in the joints is called:
Arthritis
Anaemia
Jaundice
Asthma
Explanation: Arthritis is inflammation and pain of the joints.