Types of Movement & Muscle — NEET Biology MCQs with Solutions
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Q1 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The muscle type that is voluntary, striated and attached to bones is:
A. Cardiac muscle
B. Smooth muscle
C. Involuntary muscle
D. Skeletal muscle ✓ Correct
Solution: Skeletal (striated) muscle is voluntary and moves the bones of the skeleton.
Q2 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The muscle found in the wall of the heart, which is striated but involuntary, is:
A. Smooth muscle
B. Visceral muscle
C. Cardiac muscle ✓ Correct
D. Skeletal muscle
Solution: Cardiac muscle is striated yet involuntary and does not fatigue.
Q3 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · theory
Amoeboid movement in humans (e.g. by macrophages and leucocytes) is brought about by:
A. Muscle contraction
B. Flagella
C. Pseudopodia formed by streaming of protoplasm (microfilaments) ✓ Correct
D. Cilia
Solution: Amoeboid movement uses pseudopodia formed by cytoskeletal filaments (actin), as in WBCs and macrophages.
Q4 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · theory
Smooth (unstriated) muscle is found in the walls of internal organs such as the:
A. Alimentary canal and blood vessels ✓ Correct
B. Heart only
C. Limbs
D. Tongue
Solution: Smooth muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and lines hollow visceral organs (gut, blood vessels, etc.).
Q5 — Types of Movement & Muscle · hard · theory
Ciliary movement in humans occurs in the ______, helping to move ______:
A. Trachea and Fallopian tubes; mucus/ova respectively ✓ Correct
B. Heart; blood only
C. Limbs; bones
D. Brain; neurons
Solution: Cilia line the respiratory tract (move dust-laden mucus) and oviducts (move the ovum).
Q6 — Types of Movement & Muscle · hard · theory
Which set correctly matches muscle type to control? Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth —
A. Involuntary, Involuntary, Voluntary
B. Involuntary, Voluntary, Voluntary
C. Voluntary, Involuntary, Involuntary ✓ Correct
D. Voluntary, Voluntary, Involuntary
Solution: Skeletal = voluntary; cardiac and smooth = involuntary.
Q7 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · numerical
Which of the following correctly lists the three main types of movement exhibited by cells of the human body?
A. Muscular, flagellar and ciliary
B. Ciliary, flagellar and pseudopodial
C. Amoeboid, flagellar and muscular
D. Amoeboid, ciliary and muscular ✓ Correct
Solution: The human body shows amoeboid (by pseudopodia, e.g. leucocytes), ciliary (in ducts lined by ciliated epithelium) and muscular movement. Flagellar movement is seen only in sperms and is not counted among these three general types.
Q8 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · numerical
Excitability, contractility, extensibility and elasticity together describe the special functional properties of which tissue?
A. Areolar connective tissue
B. Muscular tissue ✓ Correct
C. Nervous tissue
D. Glandular epithelium
Solution: These four properties — the ability to respond to stimuli, shorten, stretch and return to original length — are the defining functional properties of muscular tissue, which enables locomotion and movement.
Q9 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · numerical
Muscle constitutes roughly what fraction of an adult human's body weight and is mesodermal in origin?
A. About 10–15 %
B. About 70–75 %
C. About 25–30 %
D. About 40–50 % ✓ Correct
Solution: Muscles account for about 40–50 % of body weight in an adult and develop from the mesoderm, reflecting their bulk and importance in movement and posture.
Q10 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · numerical
Flagellar movement in the human body is exemplified by which of the following?
A. The movement of ova in the fallopian tube
B. The propulsion of mucus in the trachea
C. The engulfing of bacteria by neutrophils
D. The swimming of spermatozoa ✓ Correct
Solution: Flagellar movement is shown by the tail-driven swimming of sperm. Ova and tracheal mucus are moved by cilia, and neutrophil engulfment is amoeboid movement.
Q11 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
Assertion (A): Cardiac muscle does not fatigue and shows rhythmic contractions throughout life. Reason (R): Cardiac muscle fibres are branched, uninucleate or binucleate and joined end-to-end by intercalated discs. Choose the correct option.
A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
C. A is false but R is true
D. A is true but R is false
Solution: Intercalated discs are low-resistance junctions that let cardiac fibres contract as a coordinated syncytium; this structural feature underlies the tireless, rhythmic beating, so R correctly explains A.
Q12 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
Which statement about visceral (smooth) muscle is INCORRECT?
A. It is found in the walls of the alimentary canal and blood vessels
B. Its activity is controlled by the autonomic nervous system
C. Its fibres are spindle-shaped and uninucleate
D. It is striated and under voluntary control ✓ Correct
Solution: Smooth muscle is non-striated (unstriated) and involuntary, not striated and voluntary. Its spindle-shaped uninucleate fibres in hollow visceral organs are governed by the autonomic nervous system.
Q13 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
Match the muscle type with its correct location. (i) Cardiac muscle (ii) Smooth muscle (iii) Skeletal muscle — (p) iris of the eye (q) wall of the heart (r) biceps of the arm. Choose the correct combination.
A. (i)-q, (ii)-r, (iii)-p
B. (i)-p, (ii)-q, (iii)-r
C. (i)-q, (ii)-p, (iii)-r ✓ Correct
D. (i)-r, (ii)-p, (iii)-q
Solution: Cardiac muscle is confined to the heart wall, smooth muscle occurs in the iris (and other visceral sites), and skeletal muscle forms the biceps and other bones-attached muscles.
Q14 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
A muscle that is striated in appearance but works involuntarily and does not tire is best described as:
A. Skeletal muscle of the diaphragm
B. Cardiac muscle ✓ Correct
C. Skeletal muscle of the eyeball
D. Smooth muscle of the gut
Solution: Only cardiac muscle combines a striated appearance with involuntary, fatigue-resistant rhythmic contraction. The diaphragm and eyeball muscles are striated but voluntary; gut smooth muscle is non-striated.
Q15 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
Ciliary movement in humans helps in which of the following functions?
A. Circulation of blood through capillaries
B. Passage of ova through the female reproductive tract ✓ Correct
C. Engulfment of foreign particles by macrophages
D. Bending of the arm at the elbow
Solution: Cilia lining the reproductive and respiratory tracts move fluids and particles; e.g. ciliated epithelium of the oviduct propels the ovum. Blood flow, phagocytosis and limb movement involve other mechanisms.
Q16 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · numerical
Which of the following is a correct property-based statement about muscle contraction?
A. Elasticity is the ability of a muscle to be excited by a nerve impulse
B. Excitability is the ability of a muscle to be stretched beyond its resting length
C. Extensibility is the ability of a muscle to return to its original shape after stretch
D. Contractility is the ability of a muscle to shorten and generate tension when stimulated ✓ Correct
Solution: Contractility is precisely the capacity to shorten and develop tension. Excitability is responsiveness to stimuli, extensibility is stretchability, and elasticity is the return to resting length — the other options swap these definitions.
Q17 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The types of movement seen in human body include: A. Amoeboid, B. Ciliary, C. Muscular
A. A, B and C ✓ Correct
B. A and B
C. A and C
D. B and C
Solution: Humans show amoeboid (WBCs/macrophages), ciliary (trachea, oviduct) and muscular movement.
Q18 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The cytoskeletal elements involved in amoeboid movement are
A. Both microtubules and microfilaments
B. Microtubules
C. Microfilaments ✓ Correct
D. Myofibrils
Solution: Amoeboid movement is effected by pseudopodia formed by streaming of protoplasm, in which cytoskeletal elements like microfilaments are involved.
Q19 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Type of movement shown by Paramoecium is
A. Amoeboid
B. Flagellar
C. Muscular
D. Ciliary ✓ Correct
Solution: Paramoecium moves using cilia (ciliary movement).
Q20 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The amoeboid movement in macrophages and WBCs is affected by
A. Pseudopodia ✓ Correct
B. Cilia
C. Flagella
D. Pseudocoel
Solution: Amoeboid movement is brought about by pseudopodia formed by protoplasmic streaming.
Q21 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · theory
Amoeboid movement is exhibited by: A. Macrophages, B. Leucocytes, C. Lymphocytes
A. A, B, C
B. B, C
C. A, B ✓ Correct
D. A, C
Solution: NCERT notes macrophages and leucocytes in blood exhibit amoeboid movement.
Q22 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Which of the following is a function of locomotion? A. Procurement of food, B. Finding mate, C. Searching and building of shelter
A. A, B
B. A, B, C ✓ Correct
C. B, C
D. A, C
Solution: Locomotion aids in finding food, mate, shelter, breeding ground and escaping predators.
Q23 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The two cells of the body which show pseudopodial movement are
A. Macrophages and liver cell
B. RBC and WBC
C. Liver cell and WBC
D. WBC and macrophages ✓ Correct
Solution: WBCs and macrophages move by pseudopodia (amoeboid movement).
Q24 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
The movements which result in change of place or location constitute
A. Vital movement
B. Locomotion ✓ Correct
C. Protoplasmic streaming
D. Elasticity
Solution: Movement that causes change of place or location is called locomotion.
Q25 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Ciliary movement is found in
A. Fallopian tube and lymphocytes
B. Tongue and limbs
C. Macrophages and leucocytes
D. Fallopian tube and trachea ✓ Correct
Solution: Ciliated epithelium lines the trachea and fallopian tube, showing ciliary movement.
Q26 — Types of Movement & Muscle · medium · theory
Ciliary movement helps in the passage through the female reproductive tract of: A. Female gamete, B. Zygote, C. Ova
A. A, B, C ✓ Correct
B. B, C
C. A, B
D. A, C
Solution: Cilia of the oviduct move the ovum/female gamete and the zygote along the reproductive tract.
Q27 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Which of the following can be taken as a character of skeletal muscle fibre? A. Excitability, B. Extensibility, C. Contractility
A. A, B
B. A, B, C ✓ Correct
C. B, C
D. A, C
Solution: Muscles show excitability, contractility, extensibility and elasticity.
Q28 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Muscles of the heart are
A. Involuntary, smooth
B. Voluntary, smooth
C. Voluntary, striated
D. Involuntary, striated ✓ Correct
Solution: Cardiac muscle is striated in appearance but involuntary in action.
Q29 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Muscles responsible for the movement of food in the stomach are
A. Skeletal
B. Unstriated ✓ Correct
C. Cardiac
D. Striated
Solution: The stomach and gut walls contain smooth (unstriated/visceral) muscle.
Q30 — Types of Movement & Muscle · easy · theory
Intercalated discs are found in the muscles of
A. Legs
B. Hands
C. Stomach
D. Heart ✓ Correct
Solution: Cardiac muscle fibres are joined by intercalated discs.