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Locomotion and Movement

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Ques. 1AIPMT 2009

Elbow joint is an example of

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

Answer

(1) hinge joint

Solution

As per NCERT, synovial joints are of different types: ball and socket joint (between humerus and pectoral girdle), hinge joint (knee joint), pivot joint (between atlas and axis), gliding joint (between the carpals) and saddle joint (between carpal and metacarpal of thumb).

The elbow allows movement in one plane only (flexion and extension), like the knee.

Elbow joint is a hinge joint.

Answer: (1)

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Ques. 2AIPMT 2007

Which one of the following items gives its correct total number?

  1. Types of diabetes-3
  2. Cervical vertebrae in humans-8
  3. Floating ribs in humans-4
  4. Amino acids found in proteins-16
Ques. 3AIPMT 2007

In human body, which one of the following is anatomically correct?

  1. Collar bones - 3 pairs
  2. Salivary glands - 1 pair
  3. Cranial nerves - 10 pairs
  4. Floating ribs - 2 pairs
Ques. 4AIPMT 2006

The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is

  1. troponin
  2. tropomyosin
  3. myosin
  4. -actinin.
Ques. 5AIPMT 2005

An acromion process is characteristically found in the

  1. pelvic girdle of mammals
  2. pectoral girdle of mammals
  3. skull of frog
  4. sperm of mammals.
Ques. 6AIPMT 2005

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. Hinge joint – Between vertebrae
  2. Gliding joint – Between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae
  3. Cartilaginous joint – Skull bones
  4. Fibrous joint – Between phalanges
Ques. 7AIPMT 2002

What will happen if ligaments are torn?

  1. Bones will move freely at joint and no pain.
  2. Bone less movable at joint and pain.
  3. Bone will become unfixed.
  4. Bone will become fixed.
Ques. 8AIPMT 2001

Which statement is correct for muscle contraction?

  1. Length of H-zone decreases
  2. Length of A-band remains constant
  3. Length of I-band increases
  4. Length of two Z-line increases
Ques. 9AIPMT 2001

What is sarcomere?

  1. Part between two H-lines
  2. Part between two A-lines
  3. Part between two I-bands
  4. Part between two Z-lines
Ques. 10AIPMT 2000

Sternum is connected to ribs by

  1. bony matter
  2. white fibrous cartilage
  3. hyaline cartilage
  4. areolar tissue
Ques. 11AIPMT 2000

Bone related with skull is

  1. coracoid
  2. arytenoid
  3. pterygoid
  4. atlas

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