All Free Health and Physical Education MCQs with Answers
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- A. Bone Marrow
- B. Ligaments
- C. Tendons
- D. Joints
Explanation: Red blood cells are produced mainly in red bone marrow, where stem cells develop into blood cells.
Correct answer: Bone Marrow- A. short bones
- B. Long bones
- C. Muscles
- D. Joints
Explanation: In adults, red marrow in the expanded ends of certain long bones contributes to RBC production.
Correct answer: Long bones- A. 50-70
- B. 90-120
- C. 65-80
- D. 120-140
Explanation: A commonly quoted normal resting heart rate is about 65 to 80 beats per minute, although the accepted adult resting range is broader…
Correct answer: 65-80- A. Kidney
- B. Liver
- C. Spleen
- D. Appendix
Explanation: The renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta and carry oxygenated blood to the kidneys for filtration.
Correct answer: Kidney- A. To give strength
- B. Work as lever
- C. To provide base
- D. To give Support
Explanation: Long bones provide rigid bars that muscles pull on, so they function as levers to produce movement at joints.
Correct answer: Work as lever- A. Heart
- B. Stomach
- C. Pancreas
- D. Liver
Explanation: The pancreas is a mixed gland: its exocrine part releases digestive enzymes through a duct, while its endocrine part releases hormones…
Correct answer: Pancreas- A. ptyalin
- B. Pepsin
- C. renin
- D. Adrenal
Explanation: Salivary glands secrete ptyalin, also called salivary amylase, which begins starch digestion in the mouth.
Correct answer: ptyalin268. What is blood?
- A. Special tissues
- B. Blood platelets
- C. Liquid tissue
- D. Hemoglobin
Explanation: Blood is a connective tissue in liquid form, consisting of plasma and formed elements such as red cells, white cells, and platelets.
Correct answer: Liquid tissue- A. Mandibular
- B. Mucoza
- C. renin
- D. Red Membrane
Explanation: The mucosa is the moist inner lining of the oesophagus and helps protect it as food passes through.
Correct answer: Mucoza- A. Lungs
- B. Bone
- C. Heart
- D. Bone Marrow
Explanation: A bronchoscope is used to examine the bronchial passages and lungs. Bones, the heart, and bone marrow require different diagnostic…
Correct answer: Lungs- A. Spleen
- B. Duodenums
- C. Pancreas
- D. Esophagus
Explanation: The pyloric end of the stomach opens into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
Correct answer: Duodenums- A. Right
- B. Both A & B
- C. Left
- D. none
Explanation: The bicuspid, or mitral, valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. The right side has the tricuspid valve instead.
Correct answer: Left- A. Heart
- B. Nerves
- C. Artries
- D. Lungs
Explanation: Blood becomes oxygenated in the lungs, where oxygen crosses from the alveoli into pulmonary capillaries.
Correct answer: Lungs- A. Pancreas
- B. Spleen
- C. Heart
- D. Liver
Explanation: Diabetes commonly develops when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use insulin properly.
Correct answer: Pancreas- A. 3
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 9
Explanation: The heart wall has three layers: epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
Correct answer: 3- A. Hand
- B. Shoulder
- C. Arm
- D. foot
Explanation: The flexor hallucis brevis, apparently intended by “Halliculusbrevis,” is an intrinsic muscle of the foot that flexes the big toe.
Correct answer: foot- A. short bones
- B. Bones & cartilage
- C. long bones only
- D. covring of skin, hair,nails
Explanation: In humans, the skin and its keratinized structures, including hair and nails, are sometimes described as a protective exoskeletal…
Correct answer: covring of skin, hair,nails- A. Kyphosis
- B. Scoliosis
- C. Lordosis
- D. Back pain
Explanation: A hunchback describes excessive outward curvature of the upper spine, known as kyphosis.
Correct answer: Kyphosis- A. concentric contraction
- B. Ecentric contraction
- C. Isotonic contraction
- D. Isometric contraction
Explanation: An eccentric contraction produces force while the muscle is lengthening, such as the quadriceps controlling the lowering phase of a squat.
Correct answer: Ecentric contraction- A. Deltoid
- B. Fast Twitch
- C. Both A and B
- D. slow Twitch
Explanation: Slow-twitch, or type I, muscle fibres produce less force but are highly resistant to fatigue, making them suited to prolonged activities.
Correct answer: slow Twitch