The characteristics and an example of a synovial joint in humans is
Characteristics | Examples | |
1. | Fluid cartilage between two bones, limited movements | Knee joints |
2. | Fluid filled between two joints, provides cushion | Skull bones |
3. | Fluid filled synovial cavity between two bones | Joint between atlas and axis |
4. | Lymph filled between two bones, limited movement | Gliding joint between carpals |
Which one of the following items gives its correct total number?
1. Floating ribs in humans - 4
2. Amino acids found in proteins -16
3. Types of diabetes - 3
4. Cervical vertebrae in humans - 8
In human body, which one of the following is anatomically correct ?
1. Floating ribs-2 pairs
2. Collar bones-3 pairs
3. Salivary glands-1 pair
4. Cranial nerves-10 pairs
The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is :
1. tropomyosin
2. myosin
3. -actinin
4. troponin
Prostaglandins have no role in
1. inflammatory and allergic reactions
2. blood clotting
3. smooth muscle contraction
4. conduction of nerve impulses.
If a stimulus, several times greater than the threshold stimulus is provided to a muscle
fibre, it will
1. Contract with a larger force
2. Contract with a smaller force
3. Contract with a same force
4. undergo tetany
Which one of the following is a sesamoid bone?
1. Pelvis
2. Patella
3. Pterygoid
4. Pectoral girdle
Given diagram shows bone of the left human hindlimb as seen from front. It has certain mistakes in labeling. Two of the wrongly labelled bones are
(1) tibia and tarsals
(2) femur and fibula
(3) fibula and phalanges
(4) tarsals and femur
Which of the following is correct about the given figure?
(1) The length of the thick and thin myofilaments has changed.
(2) Length of both anisotropic and isotropic band has changed.
(3) The myosin cross-bridges move on the surface of actin and the thin and thick myofilaments slide past each other.
(4) Length of the sacromere remains same.
Skeletal muscles appear striated due to the presence of two characteristic proteins in alternating dark and light bands. Which of the following is a correct match of the protein with its light refractive property and color?
Protein Colour Property
(1) Myosin Light Anisotropic
(2) Actin Dark Anisotropic
(3) Myosin Dark Isotropic
(4) Actin Light Isotropic