All Free Health and Physical Education MCQs with Answers

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  • A. Unable to stop pain
  • B. Medically in shock because of pain
  • C. Unable to located pain
  • D. Unable to feel pain

Explanation: Analgesia means reduced or absent sensation of pain, whether produced by medication, nerve damage, or another cause.

Correct answer: Unable to feel pain
  • A. 5
  • B. 4
  • C. 3
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Each hand has five metacarpal bones, one aligned with each digit. They form the framework of the palm between the wrist bones and the…

Correct answer: 5
  • A. 28-24 inch
  • B. 20-25 inch
  • C. 30-35 inch
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The adult male vertebral column is commonly given as about 28 inches, while 24 inches is often associated with the female average; option…

Correct answer: 28-24 inch
  • A. Endurance
  • B. Flexibility
  • C. Muscular strength
  • D. Muscular endurance

Explanation: Muscular strength is the maximum force a muscle or muscle group can exert in one contraction against resistance.

Correct answer: Muscular strength
  • A. Shoulder
  • B. Ankle joint
  • C. Elbow
  • D. Knee joint

Explanation: The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint with the greatest range of movement, allowing rotation and circumduction.

Correct answer: Shoulder
  • A. Myocardium
  • B. Pericardium
  • C. Endocrinologist
  • D. All above

Explanation: The heart is enclosed by the pericardium, a protective sac surrounding it.

Correct answer: Pericardium
  • A. 6-7 litres
  • B. 4-6 litres
  • C. 4-5 litres
  • D. 3-4 litres

Explanation: An average adult man has a vital capacity of roughly 4.5 to 5 litres, although it varies with height, age, and fitness.

Correct answer: 4-5 litres
  • A. Supply energy to body
  • B. All above
  • C. To carry oxygen
  • D. Protect body from micro-organism

Explanation: White blood cells are immune cells that identify and help destroy microorganisms and other foreign substances.

Correct answer: Protect body from micro-organism
  • A. Universal receptor
  • B. Universal donor
  • C. O+ group
  • D. None of these

Explanation: AB-positive blood can generally receive red blood cells from all ABO and Rh groups, so it is called the universal recipient type.

Correct answer: Universal receptor
  • A. Chest
  • B. Thigh
  • C. Lower back
  • D. Upper body

Explanation: The pectineus muscle, apparently intended by “pectiusfemoris,” lies in the upper anterior thigh. It helps flex and adduct the hip.

Correct answer: Thigh
  • A. Spindle from
  • B. Spindle shaped
  • C. Triangular
  • D. Rhomboid

Explanation: The deltoid has a broad triangular outline over the shoulder, giving the shoulder its rounded appearance.

Correct answer: Triangular
  • A. 31
  • B. 33
  • C. 28
  • D. 25

Explanation: The vertebral column has 33 vertebrae at birth: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal.

Correct answer: 33
  • A. Pectoral major
  • B. Latissimus Doris
  • C. Deltoid
  • D. Hamstring

Explanation: The latissimus dorsi is a major pulling muscle used when drawing the arms backward and downward during rowing.

Correct answer: Latissimus Doris
  • A. Legs
  • B. Elves
  • C. Upper limb
  • D. Shoulder

Explanation: The biceps brachii is located on the front of the upper arm, which is part of the upper limb.

Correct answer: Upper limb
  • A. Heel
  • B. Both A&B
  • C. None
  • D. Shoulder

Explanation: The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint because its rounded humeral head fits into the shoulder socket and permits movement in many…

Correct answer: Shoulder
  • A. 5 vertebrae
  • B. 7 vertebrae
  • C. 6 vertebrae
  • D. 8 vertebrae

Explanation: The cervical region of the vertebral column contains seven vertebrae, numbered C1 to C7.

Correct answer: 7 vertebrae
  • A. Tissue
  • B. Ligament
  • C. Tendon
  • D. Muscle

Explanation: Ligaments connect bone to bone and stabilize joints, whereas tendons connect muscle to bone.

Correct answer: Ligament
  • A. Coracoclavicular ligament
  • B. Acromioclavicular ligament
  • C. Glen humeral ligament
  • D. Transverse ligament

Explanation: The glenohumeral ligaments, especially the anterior and inferior portions, resist forward translation of the humeral head and help…

Correct answer: Glen humeral ligament
  • A. Flexion
  • B. Extension
  • C. Adduction
  • D. Abduction

Explanation: Abduction moves a limb away from the body's midline, as when the arm is lifted out to the side.

Correct answer: Abduction
  • A. Shock absorption
  • B. Enhancing synovial fluid production
  • C. Restricting movements for stability
  • D. Transmitting nerve signals

Explanation: The shoulder labrum is fibrocartilage that cushions forces and helps improve stability by deepening the shallow glenoid socket.

Correct answer: Shock absorption