Free Anatomy and Physiology for Sport MCQs with Answers

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  • A. Pivot joint
  • B. Hinge joint
  • C. Glidding joint
  • D. Ball & socket

Explanation: A hinge joint permits bending and straightening mainly in one plane, like a door hinge at the elbow.

Correct answer: Hinge joint
  • A. Glidding joint
  • B. Pivot joint
  • C. Hinge joint
  • D. Saddle joint

Explanation: The knee is commonly classified as a modified hinge joint because it mainly permits flexion and extension, with limited rotation.

Correct answer: Hinge joint
  • A. Pivot joint
  • B. Sagital plane
  • C. Hinge joint
  • D. condyloid joint

Explanation: The joints between the metacarpals and the proximal phalanges are metacarpophalangeal joints, which are condyloid and allow movement in…

Correct answer: condyloid joint
  • A. One Axis
  • B. One Axis & one plane
  • C. One plane
  • D. none

Explanation: An anatomical movement is described by the plane in which it occurs and the axis around which it rotates.

Correct answer: One Axis & one plane
  • A. Femur & febula
  • B. Femur & Tibia
  • C. Humerus & Tibia
  • D. Humerus & Febula

Explanation: The knee is a hinge joint formed mainly by the femur and tibia, allowing flexion and extension.

Correct answer: Femur & Tibia
  • A. Protraction
  • B. Suppination
  • C. Opposition
  • D. Dosriflexion

Explanation: Opposition allows the thumb to move across the palm and touch the fingers, especially the fifth finger.

Correct answer: Opposition
  • A. Multidirectional
  • B. Bidirectional
  • C. Tridirectional
  • D. Unidirectional

Explanation: Valves in the heart maintain a one-way route for blood, preventing it from flowing backward.

Correct answer: Unidirectional
  • A. Left Auricle
  • B. Right ventricle
  • C. right Auricle
  • D. Left ventricle

Explanation: The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation.

Correct answer: Right ventricle
  • A. Radius
  • B. ulna
  • C. Tallus
  • D. Fibula

Explanation: The talus is in the ankle and lies farther from the trunk than the radius, ulna, or fibula.

Correct answer: Tallus
  • A. Fibula
  • B. ulna
  • C. Tallus
  • D. Humerus

Explanation: The humerus is the upper-arm bone and connects directly to the shoulder, placing it closer to the trunk than the forearm, leg, or ankle…

Correct answer: Humerus
  • A. Contraction of heart
  • B. Relaxation of heart
  • C. Volume of heart
  • D. Output of heart

Explanation: Systole is the phase in which the heart muscle contracts and ejects blood from its chambers.

Correct answer: Contraction of heart
  • A. Axoalartry
  • B. Ulneartry
  • C. Radial artey
  • D. Brachial artry

Explanation: The radial artery at the wrist is the usual site for measuring pulse because it is superficial and easy to compress against the radius.

Correct answer: Radial artey
  • A. Pectorails Major
  • B. Hemstring
  • C. Rhomboid Major
  • D. Brachioradialis

Explanation: A fusiform muscle is spindle-shaped, with a thick central belly and tapered ends; brachioradialis is a standard example.

Correct answer: Brachioradialis
  • A. Tibialus posterior
  • B. Deltoid
  • C. Sartorius
  • D. Rectus femur

Explanation: A unipennate muscle has fibres attached to one side of a tendon, as in the tibialis posterior.

Correct answer: Tibialus posterior
  • A. Tibialus posterior
  • B. Deltoid
  • C. Sartorius
  • D. Hemstring

Explanation: The deltoid is multipennate because its muscle fibres attach to several tendinous partitions, allowing strong shoulder movement.

Correct answer: Deltoid
  • A. 82 beats per minute
  • B. 52 beats perminute
  • C. 92 beat per minute
  • D. 72 beat per minute

Explanation: A commonly quoted normal resting heart rate is about 72 beats per minute in a healthy adult.

Correct answer: 72 beat per minute
  • A. 60-80ml
  • B. 40-60ml
  • C. 20-40ml
  • D. 80-100ml

Explanation: Stroke volume is the amount ejected by the ventricle with each heartbeat, and the normal resting value is approximately 60 to 80 mL.

Correct answer: 60-80ml
  • A. Primary source
  • B. Immediate source
  • C. Secondary source
  • D. Inermediate source

Explanation: ATP is the immediate energy source for muscle contraction because its breakdown directly powers the cross-bridge cycle.

Correct answer: Immediate source
  • A. Phthagoras
  • B. Darwin
  • C. Huxley
  • D. Newton

Explanation: The sliding-filament theory was developed through the work of Hugh Huxley and Andrew Huxley, explaining contraction as actin sliding past…

Correct answer: Huxley
  • A. Hips
  • B. Upper front
  • C. Upper Back
  • D. Lower legs

Explanation: The gluteus maximus is the large muscle forming most of the buttocks and lies in the hip region.

Correct answer: Hips