Which of the following is not involved in muscular contraction?
Calcium ion
Troponin
Actin
Magnesium ion
What type of cartilaginous tissue is found in the inter-vertebral discs?
Costal cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
White fibrous cartilage
Yellow elastic cartilage
Osteoid refers to
the smallest bone of the body
young hyaline matrix of true bone in which calcium salts are deposited
membranous ossification of cranium
the largest bone of the body
Read the following statements.
Statement I. The flat bones of skull are spongy without marrow cavity.
Statement II. Specialised Bones of skull in mammals are called diploic bones.
Identify wheather the given statements are true or false and choose the correct option.
Statement I | Statement II |
True | False |
False | True |
True | True |
False | False |
Choose the correctly paired sets from the following.
Set I | Set II | Set III |
I. Sphenoid bone | Key- stone bone | Cranium |
II. Acromion process | Collor bone | Scapula |
III. Xiphoid process | Breast bone | Thorax |
IV. Odontoid process | Atlas | Cervical vertebra |
I, IV
II, IV
II, III
I, III
Microtubules are assembled from molecules of the protein tubulin, which is a
monomer
dimer
trimer
pentamer
Study the following and identify the incorrect statements.
I. Muscles of the iris end ciliary body are the smooth muscles of mesodermal origin.
II. Slow and sustained involuntary contractions of smooth muscles are called spasms.
III. Quiescent mononucleate myogenic cells of skeletal muscles are called pericytes.
IV. The skeletal muscle fibre is multinucleate and is a synctium.
I, IV
II, IV
III, IV
I, III
Match the following Columns
Column I | Column II |
A. Pisiform bone | i. Ruminants |
B. Fibrous cartilage | ii. Wrist bone |
C. Hyaline cartilage | iii. Intervertebral discs |
D. OS- cardis |
iv. Larynx v. Pinna |
The correct answer is
A - ii; B - iii; C - iv; D - v
A - v; B - ii; C - i; D - iv
A - iv; B - iii; C - ii; D - i
A - v; B - ii; C - iii; D - iv
Thousand of years old mummies are still in their condition as they were before due to some reason. Which of the following describe it the best?
Due to non-destruction of yellow elastin fibre
Due to non-destruction of white elastin fibre
Due to non-destruction of collagen fibre
Due to non-destruction of veins
Patella (knee cap) is an example of
replacing bones
sesamoid bones
flat bones
irregular bones
B.
sesamoid bones
Sesamoid bones are small rounded masses of bones formed in tendons at the joints, where they are subjected to great pressure. e.g., patella, fabellae.