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Support and movement covers the axial and appendicular skeleton, bone structure, joints and the arrangement of skeletal muscles. Muscle contraction is explained through actin, myosin, sliding filaments, calcium ions and ATP, while arthritis is distinguished as a disorder of joints rather than a normal part of movement.
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- A. Reptiles
- B. Fish
- C. Insect
- D. None of these
Explanation: Vertebrates possess a vertebral column or backbone, whereas insects are invertebrate arthropods and lack a backbone.
Correct answer: Insect- A. sternum
- B. clavicle
- C. maxilla
- D. radius
Explanation: The clavicle, or collarbone, is called the beauty bone because it forms the visible line between the neck and shoulder and helps support…
Correct answer: clavicle- A. Clavicle
- B. Scapula
- C. Both of these
- D. None of these
Explanation: The pectoral girdle consists of a clavicle and a scapula on each side, linking the upper limb to the axial skeleton.
Correct answer: Both of these- A. 7
- B. 12
- C. 5
- D. 4
Explanation: The lumbar region contains five vertebrae, numbered L1 to L5, and supports much of the body's weight.
Correct answer: 5- A. 7
- B. 12
- C. 5
- D. 4Standardized & Admissions Tests
Explanation: The sacrum is formed by the fusion of five sacral vertebrae, creating a strong bone between the two hip bones.
Correct answer: 5- A. 7
- B. 12
- C. 5
- D. 4Aquaculture
Explanation: The thoracic region contains 12 vertebrae, and each one articulates with ribs to help form the thoracic cage.
Correct answer: 12- A. Dorsal and ventral.
- B. Pectoral and Pelvic.
- C. Tail and anal
- D. All of these
Explanation: Pectoral fins and pelvic fins are paired because they occur as corresponding structures on the left and right sides of the fish.
Correct answer: Pectoral and Pelvic.- A. Reptiles
- B. Aves
- C. Amphibians
- D. Mammals.
Explanation: Amphibians, especially their aquatic larvae, show a fish-like body form and are adapted for swimming in water.
Correct answer: Amphibians- A. 33 vertebrae
- B. 33 pairs of vertebrae
- C. 25 vertebrae
- D. 31 vertebrae
Explanation: The human vertebral column has 33 vertebrae in the early developmental or standard anatomical count, although some later fuse to form the…
Correct answer: 33 vertebrae- A. Carpals
- B. Metacarpals
- C. Phalanges
- D. Metatarsals
Explanation: The metacarpals are the five long bones forming the palm between the wrist and fingers.
Correct answer: Metacarpals- A. 4 bones
- B. 6 bones
- C. 8 bones
- D. 14 bones
Explanation: The wrist contains 8 carpal bones arranged in two rows of four. The likely distractor is 14, which is the total number of finger bones in…
Correct answer: 8 bones- A. Femur
- B. Tibia
- C. Radius
- D. Fibula
Explanation: The radius is a bone of the forearm and is not part of the hind limb. The femur, tibia and fibula are all major bones of the hind limb, so…
Correct answer: Radius- A. Ca & PO4
- B. CaCO3
- C. CaSO4
- D. SiO2
Explanation: Bone collagen is hardened mainly by deposition of calcium phosphate, represented here as Ca and PO4, which forms mineral crystals in the…
Correct answer: Ca & PO4- A. Ectoderm.
- B. Endoderm.
- C. Mesoderm.
- D. All of these
Explanation: The endoskeleton develops mainly from mesoderm, the embryonic germ layer that gives rise to connective tissues, cartilage and bone.
Correct answer: Mesoderm.- A. An enzyme that digest endocuticle during an arthropodal ecdysis
- B. A newly formed exoskeleton in authropods
- C. A hormone that regulates moulting in arthropods
- D. A process that involves moulting
Explanation: Ecdysone is a hormone produced by arthropods that initiates and regulates moulting by promoting changes in the old cuticle and development…
Correct answer: A hormone that regulates moulting in arthropods- A. CaPO4
- B. CaCO3
- C. CaSO4
- D. SiO2
Explanation: A marine snail's shell is mainly calcium carbonate, CaCO3, deposited by the mantle as the shell grows.
Correct answer: CaCO3- A. Epicuticle
- B. Procuticle
- C. Ectocuticle
- D. None of these
Explanation: The procuticle forms the main bulk of an arthropod's exoskeleton and contains the tough exocuticle and more flexible endocuticle.
Correct answer: Procuticle- A. They are surrounded by single or double pieces of hard skeleton.
- B. Their shell grows as the animal grows.
- C. They have hydrostatic skeleton.
- D. They move by tube feet
Explanation: Molluscs may have a shell, their shell grows with the animal, and their soft bodies can use a fluid-supported hydrostatic skeleton.
Correct answer: They move by tube feet- A. 2-3 weeks
- B. 3-4 weeks.
- C. 2-3 months.
- D. 3-4 months.
Explanation: A bony callus develops after the soft callus and usually becomes established over about 2 to 3 months as new bone bridges the fracture.
Correct answer: 2-3 months.- A. Fibroblast and osteoblast.
- B. Osteoblast and osteoclast.
- C. Osteoclast and osteocyte
- D. Onteocyte and osteoblast
Explanation: Soft callus formation involves fibroblasts producing connective tissue and osteoblasts beginning new bone formation around the fracture.
Correct answer: Fibroblast and osteoblast.