A motor unit consists of:
1. A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers innervated by it
2. All the motor neurons innervating one muscle fiber
3. All the muscle fibers in a fasciculus
4. All the muscle fibers in a skeletal muscle
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are formed against:
1. Myelin sheath
2. Articular cartilage
3. Neuro-muscular junctions
4. Thyroid follicle
The first carpo-metacarpal joint is a/an:
1. Saddle joint 2. Ellipsoidal joint
3. Pivot joint 4. Fibrous joint
The central part of the thick myofilaments, not overlapped by thin filaments, is called the:
1. Z line
2. M line
3. I band
4. H zone
Vertebrochondral ribs attach to the seventh rib with the help of:
1. Elastic cartilage
2. Hyaline cartilage
3. Fibrous cartilage
4. White fibrous tissue
Myosin head cleaves ATP for:
1. Formation of cross bridges
2. Breaking of cross bridges
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Vitamin D deficiency in an adult causes the condition known as _____.
1.rickets
2. osteoporosis
3. osteomalacia
4. giantism
The number of correct statements amongst the given statements is:
I. | Cardiac muscles are striated and involuntary. |
II. | Myosin head is an active ATPase enzyme. |
III. | The neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction is acetylcholine. |
IV. | White muscle fibers depend on anaerobic process for energy. |
V. | Functional unit of muscle contraction is the sarcomere. |
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
In the given diagram of the human skull, the bones represented by the letters A, B, and C are respectively:
1. Sphenoid, Ethmoid and Lacrimal
2. Ethmoid, Sphenoid and Lacrimal
3. Sphenoid, Lacrimal and Ethmoid
4. Ethmoid, Lacrimal and Sphenoid
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
Type of joint Example
A. Hinge a. First carpo-metacarpal
B. Pivot b. Between the carpals
C. Gliding c. Atlanto-axial
D. Saddle d. Knee joint
A. B. C. D.
1. d c b a
2. c d b a
3. c b d a
4. d b a c