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Description: Body Movements, Science, Biology
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How many bones does skeleton of a human body have?

  1. 602

  2. 306

  3. 402

  4. 206

  5. 200

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is correct. Our skeleton has 206 bones.

Directions: Read the statement carefully and answer the question that follows. No movement is possible between bones, in this joint.

Which of the following joint fulfill the condition stated in the above statement?

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Hinge joint

  3. Stifle joint

  4. Ball and socket joint

  5. Fixed Joint

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct. Fixed Joint: In this joint, no movement is possible between the two bones. The sutures between the bones of the cranium are an example.

Which of the following is an immovable joint?

  1. Shoulder and arm

  2. Hip bone and leg

  3. Ankle and foot

  4. Cranium and upper jaw

  5. Skull and backbone

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is correct. The cranium and upper jaw is an immovable joint. In this joint, no movement is possible between the two bones.

Match the part if the skeleton given in column a with the organ it protects in column b:

 
a b
(1) rib cage (i) brain
(2) skull (ii) urinary bladder
(3) pelvic bone (iii) lungs

  1. (1) - (i), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii)

  2. (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (i)

  3. (1) - (iii), (2) - (i), (3) - (ii)

  4. (1) - (iii), (2) - (ii), (3) - (i)

  5. (1) - (ii), (2) - (i), (3) - (iii)

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is correct.

Which of the following is not a part of the skeleton?

  1. Rib cage

  2. Cartilage

  3. Brain

  4. Backbone

  5. Skull

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is correct. Brain is an organ. Therefore it is not a part of the skeleton.

How do the earthworms move their body? Choose the correct option.

  1. They slither by looping sideways.

  2. Strong muscles and light bones help them move.

  3. The muscles of the legs conect with legs to help them move.

  4. They move by alternate extension and contraction of the body using muscles.

  5. They move with the help of a muscular foot.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct. They move by alternate extension and contraction of the body using muscles.

Directions: Identify the type of joint after carefully reading the given clues.

  1. This joint provides movement in any direction.
  2. Its example-Shoulder joints and hip joints.

  1. Fixed joints

  2. Ball and socket joints

  3. Hinge joints

  4. Stifle joints

  5. Pivot joints

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is correct. Ball and socket joint: One end of a bone is rounded and ball-like, and fits into a cup-like depression of the other bone. This joint provides movement in any direction. Shoulder joints and hip joints are examples. In the shoulder joint, the head of the humerus fits into a socket of the shoulder girdle. In the hip joint, the large ball-like head of the femur fits into the deep socket of the hip girdle.

Directions: Identify the type of joint after carefully reading the given clues.

  1. One bone rotates over the end of the other bone.
  2. Its example-the skull rotates on the upper end of the back bone, as an example.

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Fixed joint

  3. Stifle joint

  4. Ball and socket joint

  5. Hinge joint

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yes, in the pivot joint one bone rotates over a pivot-like end of the other bone. Just like the skull rotates on the upper end of the back bone.

The point at which two separate bones meet is called a joint. Which of the following is not a kind of joint in the human body?

  1. Ball and socket

  2. Hinge

  3. Pivot

  4. Stifle

  5. Fixed

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is correct. It is a knee joint in animals such as dogs and horses.

How many pairs of legs and wings, do cockroaches have?

  1. Two pairs of legs and one pair of wings.

  2. Three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings.

  3. Six pairs of legs and four pairs of wings.

  4. One pair of legs and two pairs of wings.

  5. Two pairs of legs and three pairs of wings.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct. The cockroach has three pairs of legs that help it to walk and two pairs of wings that help it to fly.

Directions: Identify the type of joint after carefully reading the given clues.

  1. This joint moves in one plane or one direction only.
  2. They usually give sufficient power, because there is less danger of twisting at the joint.
  3. The joints between the bones of the fingers and toes, are an example.

  1. Stifle joint

  2. Ball and socket joint

  3. Hinge joint

  4. Pivot joint

  5. Fixed Joint

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, hinge joint moves like a hinge in one plane only, just like the hinge of a door. The elbow joint between the humerus and the ulna and the joints between the bones of the fingers and toes are examples of this joint.

Which of the following makes the body of a bird, best suited for flying?

  1. Two pairs of wings attached to the breast

  2. Muscles that help shorten and extend the body

  3. Under surface lubricated with mucus

  4. Long backbone and interconnected muscles

  5. Light and hollow bones

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It is correct. A bird has a body best suited for flying. Birds can fly easily with the help of their bony forelimbs. Birds have light and hollow bones and strong shoulder bones.

Directions: Carefully read about these creatures and then answer the question that follows.They have tiny, stiff hair-like projections, called bristles, under their body and a slimy substance secreted by them helps them to move. They eat their way through the soil. They throw away undigested food, which improves the quality of the soil.

Which of the following creatures eat their way through soil and improve its quality by throwing away undigested food?

  1. Snakes

  2. Earthworms

  3. Snails

  4. Caterpillars

  5. Cockroaches

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Yes. Earthworms eat their way through the soil. They throw away undigested food, which improves the quality of the soil.

Which of the following body parts have cartilage?

  1. Legs and feet

  2. Skin

  3. Nose and ears

  4. Intestines

  5. Skull

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is correct. Cartilage is a soft bone tissue that connects joints. It is present in external parts like the ear and nose.

Which of the following animal/s have an outer skeleton?

  1. Snail

  2. Snake

  3. Earthworm

  4. Squid

  5. Octopus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct. The outer skeleton of the snail is the shell, which  is made up of calcium carbonate. The snail pulls this shell along as it moves. The snail can even hide its head inside the shell.

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