Body Movements MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. How many small ring-like vertebrae are there in the human vertebrae?

1. 10
2. 22
3. 33
4. 25

2. Vertebral column of man has how many vertebrae (bones).

1. 28
2. 30
3. 33
4. 42

3. How many joints are there in our body

1. 40
2. 35
3. 22
4. 25

4. The number of bones in the neck of a giraffe is

1. 70
2. 50
3. 7
4. 10

5. The number of bones present in an adult human is:

1. 106
2. 206
3. 306
4. 400

6. At birth our body is made up of how many bones

1. 206
2. 305
3. 200
4. 300

7. There are more than ___________ muscles in our body

1. 350
2. 300
3. 360
4. 325

8. Which of the following is an example of hinge joint?

1. Ankle
2. Sternum
3. Shoulder Joint
4. Atlas

9. Which of the following is composed of cartilage?

1. Arms
2. Leg
3. Skull
4. External ear

10. Which of the following is an example of pivot joint?

1. Between skull and the first vertebra
2. Keen joints
3. Shoulder and upper are
4. Chest bone

11. The undulatory locomotion is found in

1. birds
2. fish
3. earthworms
4. snakes

12. A Skeletal System consists of

1. Bones and muscles
2. muscles and nerves
3. bones and nerves
4. Bones and cartilages

13. Which of the following is made up of the vertebrae ?

1. Cartilage
2. backbone
3. skull
4. rib cage

14. An exoskeleton is found in animals like

1. Cockroach
2. fish
3. earthworm
4. snake

15. Which of the following bones protects the lungs and heart?

1. Cranium
2. Pectoral girdle
3. Pelvic girdle
4. Rib-cage

16. Which of the following protects our lungs?

1. cranium
2. ribcage
3. pelvic bones
4. backbone

17. Which of the following system is made up of bones and cartilages?

1. Digestive system
2. Muscular system
3. Skeletal system
4. Respiratory system

18. The joint which helps in rotating a body in all directions is called

1. Fixed Joint
2. Hinge Joint
3. Pivot Joint
4. Ball and Socket Joint

19. The joints between the gum and teeth are

1. Fixed joints
2. synovial joints
3. cartilaginous joints
4. perfect joints

20. Fish moves with the help of its

1. Flagella
2. fins
3. hindlimbs
4. circular and longitudinal muscles

21. A fluid forming an incompressible skeleton is found in

1. frog
2. fish
3. snail
4. earthworm

22. Which of the following joints is found in cranium?

1. Gliding joint
2. Ball- socket joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fused joint

23. Which of the following bones protects the spinal cord?

1. Hand bone
2. Back bone
3. Shoulder bone
4. Chest bone

24. This joint helps the bowler in the game of cricket

1. Hinge joint
2. pivot joint
3. ball and socket joint
4. slightly movable joint

25. Sachin has fractured one of his bones in his rib cage . Which of the organs could be affected in the accident?

1. kidneys
2. lungs
3. lungs and heart
4. heart alone

26. Which of the following is the example of ball-and- socket joint?

1. Knee joint
2. Shoulder joint
3. Joints between backbones
4. none of these

27. Which part of the body of a snake is used in locomotion?

1. Legs
2. Fins
3. Feet
4. Whole body

28. Synovial fluid is found in the

1. Muscles
2. freely movable joints
3. slightly movable joints
4. immovable joints

29. Muscles are attached to the bones by

1. nerves
2. joints
3. tendons
4. cartilages

30. Dhoni tried to bend his elbow backward like how he could with his shoulder . He found he could not. This is because the elbow joint is made up of

1. pivot joint
2. hinge joint
3. ball and socket joint
4. fixed joint

31. A muscle can

1. pull only
2. push only
3. pull and push
4. none of these

32. The aquatic animal whose skeleton is made entirely by cartilages is the

1. Shark
2. Dolphin
3. Whales
4. Tuna

33. Snail moves with the help of its

1. shell
2. bone
3. muscular foot
4. whole body

34. Which of the following joints is immovable?

1. Shoulder and arm
2. Knee and joint
3. Upper jaw and skull
4. Lower jaw and upper jaw

35. The bone formed from collar- bone and the shoulder blade is known by which name?

1. Shoulder bone
2. Chest bone
3. Hand bones
4. Backbone

36. The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

1. Slightly moveable joint
2. ball and socket joint
3. hinge joint
4. pivot joint

37. The streamlined body is found in a

1. snail
2. earthworm
3. fish
4. jellyfish

38. Which of the following animal has its body covered by a hard shell?

1. Snake
2. earthworm
3. fish
4. snail

39. Which bone protects the lower abdominal organs such as the urinary bladder, rectum and uterus?

1. Sternum
2. Pelvic bone
3. Spine
4. Skull

40. What offers least resistance to forward movement through the water by a fish

1. Strong muscles
2. tail and fins
3. bones
4. streamlined body shape

41. The bones of the skull are interlocked with each other by their senated margins called

1. Synovial membrane
2. cartilages
3. sutures
4. tendons

42. The bones are held together at the joint by tough structures called

1. Tendons
2. ligaments
3. nerves
4. muscles

43. A cockroach has how many pair of legs

1. Two
2. three
3. four
4. one

44. The muscles that support the beating of the heart are the

1. Voluntary muscles
2. cardiac muscles
3. involuntary muscles
4. biceps and triceps

45. The aquatic animal whose skeleton is made entirely by cartilages is the

1. whale
2. dolphin
3. shark
4. seahorse