During skeletal muscle contraction, increase in calcium levels leads to binding of calcium to a subunit of _______ on ______ filaments and thereby removes the masking of active sites for ______.

  • Troponin, Tropomysin, Myosin

  • Calmodulin, Actin, Myosin

  • Troponin, Actin, Myosin

  • Calmodulin, Actin, Myosin

Cardiac muscles can be best defined as

  •   Many cardiac muscle cells assemble in a branching pattern.

  •   Single cardiac muscle fibre enclosed by connective tissue layer.

  •   Group of multinucleated muscle fibres enclosed by connective tissue layer.

  •   Group of unstriated muscle fibres enclosed by endocardium.

Which of the following is required for the breaking of cross-bridge during muscle contraction?

  •  ATP and Ca++

  •   ADP and Ca++

  •   Only Ca++

  •   ATP only

Zygomatic and sphenoid bone is an example of

  •   Cranial bones.

  •   Cranial bone and facial bone respectively.

  •   Facial bone and cranial bone respectively.

  •   Facial bone.

The calcium binding protein in smooth muscles leading to contraction is:

  •   Calmodulin

  •   Troponin

  •   Tropomyosin

  •   Ubiquitin

Consider the characters of a particular type of joint:
I. It is a type of synovial joint
II. It enables the bone to move in a 360° angle.
III. It is exemplified by joint between humerus and pectoral girdle

What is this type of joint called?

  • Hinge

  • Ball and socket

  • Pivot

  • Saddle

The joint which play a significant role in locomotion:-

  •   Synarthrosis

  •   Synchondrosis

  •   Diarthrosis

  •   Both (1) and (3)

Which of the following hormones can play a significant role in osteoporosis?
  • Aldosterone and Prolactin
  • Progesterone and Aldosterone
  • Estrogen and Parathyroid hormone
  • Parathyroid hormone and Prolactin
Osteoporosis, an age-related disease of skeletal system, may occur due to
  •   junction leading to fatigue

  •   high concentration of ca++ and Na+

  •   decreased level of oestrogen

  •   accumulation of uric acid leading to inflammation of joints

Glenoid cavity articulates

  • clavicle with acromion
  • scapula with acromion
  • clavicle with scapula
  • humerus with scapula

Select the correct matching of the types of the joint with the example in human skeletal system: 

Stimulation of a muscle fiber by a motor neuron occurs at:

The length of which of the following regions shown in the given diagram of a sarcomere remains unchanged during muscle contraction?

              

Elbow joint is an example of

Which one of the following is the correct matching of three items and their grouping category? 

Which of the following muscular disorders is inherited?

Select the correct option.

If production of pyruvic acid by anaerobic metabolism in a muscle is faster than it can be utilized, the surplus is converted to:

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

 

 

Joint type

Example

1.

Hinge

Knee

2.

Pivot

Between atlas and axis vertebra

3.

Gliding

Between the metacarpals

4.

Saddle

Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb

The number of which of the following would normally be equal in human skeleton?

In a myosin molecule HMM (heavy meromyosin) is
present in
(i) Globular head (ii) Short arm (iii) Myosin tail

Which of the following bone of the skull is not present
in pair?

How many polypeptide chains are present in one
subunit of a myosin filament?

Which of the following hormones can play a significant role in osteoporosis?

Match the following joints with the bones involved:

 

Column-I

 

Column-II

(a)

Gliding joint

(i)

Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb

(b)

Hinge joint

(ii)

Between Atlas and Axis

(c)

Pivot joint

(iii)

Between the Carpals

(d)

Saddle joint

iv

Between Humerus and Ulna

Select the correct option from the following:

Which of the following diseases is an auto-immune disorder?

Match the following columns and select the correct option.

           Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) Floating Ribs                               (i) Located between second and seventh ribs

(b) Acromion                                    (ii) Head of the Humerus

(c) Scapula                                       (iii) Clavicle

(d) Glenoid cavity                           (iv) Do not connect with the sternum

         (a)        (b)         (c)           (d)

The total number of bones in the limb of a man is

 

How many vertebrae are present in the vertebral column of an adult humans?

Which of the following is the first vertebrae?

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