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Locomotion and Movement: NEET MCQ practice

173 practice questions on Locomotion and Movement, including 13 from past NEET papers, each with an explanation. Practise them chapter by chapter in the GyaanLoop app.

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What Locomotion and Movement covers

Topics in the NEET (UG) 2026–27 syllabus for this chapter.

  • Types of movement- ciliary, flagellar, muscular
  • Skeletal muscle- contractile proteins and muscle contraction
  • Skeletal system and its functions; joints
  • Disorders- myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout

Past NEET questions on Locomotion and Movement

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Question 1 · NEET 2024

Match List-I with List-II: List I Location of Joint List II Type of Joint A. Joint between humerus and pectoral girdle I. Gliding joint B. Knee joint II. Ball and Socket joint C. Joint between atlas and axis III. Hinge joint D Joint between carpals IV. Pivot joint Chose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  2. B.A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  3. C.A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
  4. D.A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
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Answer: A. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Joint between humerus and pectoral girdle (shoulder) is ball-and-socket (A-II). Knee is hinge joint (B-III). Atlas-axis joint is pivot joint (C-IV). Carpals form gliding joint (D-I). Matches A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I.

Question 2 · NEET 2024

Select the correct statements regarding mechanism of muscle contraction. A. It is initiated by a signal sent by CNS via sensory neuron. B. Neurotransmitter generates action potential in the sarcolemma. C. Increased Ca++level leads to the binding of calcium with troponin on action filaments. D. Masking of active site for actin is activated. E. Utilising the energy from ATP hydrolysis to form cross bridge. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. A.B, C and E only
  2. B.C, D and E only
  3. C.A and D only
  4. D.B, D and E only
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Answer: A. B, C and E only

Muscle contraction starts with CNS signal via motor neuron, not sensory (A wrong). Action potential from neurotransmitter is correct (B). Calcium binds troponin, not actin filaments, but C is essentially correct. Removal of tropomyosin unmasks active sites, not activates masking (D wrong). ATP hydrolysis enables cross-bridge cycling (E correct). Correct options: B, C, E.

Question 3 · NEET 2021

During muscular contraction, which of the following events occur? I. ‘H’ zone disappears II. ‘A’ band widens III. ‘I’ band reduces in width IV. Myosine hydrolyses ATP, releasing the ADP and Pi V. Z-lines attached to actins are pulled inwards. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

  1. A.I, III, IV and V
  2. B.I, II, III and IV
  3. C.II, III, IV and V
  4. D.II, IV, V and I
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Answer: A. I, III, IV and V

In muscle contraction, sliding filament theory: H zone disappears as actin slides over myosin; I band reduces; myosin hydrolyzes ATP for cross-bridge cycling; Z lines pulled inward. A band width stays constant. Statements I, III, IV, V are correct.

Question 4 · NEET 2019

Match the following joints with the bones involved Column I Column II 1. Gliding joint i. Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb 2. Hinge joint ii. Between atlas and axis 3. Pivot joint iii. Between the carpals 4. Saddle joint iv. Between humerus and ulna Select the correct option from the following 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

  1. A.(iii) (iv), (ii) (i)
  2. B.(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
  3. C.(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
  4. D.(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
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Answer: A. (iii) (iv), (ii) (i)

Gliding joints: between carpals (iii). Hinge joints: between humerus and ulna (iv). Pivot joints: between atlas and axis (ii). Saddle joint: between carpal and metacarpal of thumb (i). So sequence: 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i.

Question 5 · NEET 2018

Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it

  1. A.detaches the myosin head from the actin filament
  2. B.activates the myosin ATPase by binding to it
  3. C.binds to troponin to remove the masking of active sites on actin for myosin
  4. D.prevents the formation of bonds between the myosin cross bridges and the actin filament
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Answer: C. binds to troponin to remove the masking of active sites on actin for myosin

Calcium binds to troponin, causing tropomyosin to shift and expose myosin-binding sites on actin filaments, allowing cross-bridge formation.

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