Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQs (1988–2026)

Solved Locomotion and Movement PYQs

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1. NEET 2026HardSkeletal system: axial and appendicular
   Q1

   Which of the following statements are correct with reference to
   
   human endoskeleton?
   
   A. Human skull is monoconvulic.
   
   B. The joint between any two adjoining vertebrae is a cartilaginous joint.
   
   C. In human beings, the number of cervical vertebrae is seven.
   
   D. All ribs except the last 2 pairs are bicephalic.
   
   E. The occipital bone of skull is articulated with atlas vertebrae.
   
   Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

   • AB and E only
   • BB, C and E only
   • CC, D and E only
   • DA, B and D only

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   Correct answer: (B)

   A false (diconvulic). B true. C true (7 cervical). D false (all ribs are bicephalic). E true. So B, C, E.
2. NEET 2026HardSkeletal muscle: structure and sarcomere
   Q2

   Match List I with List II related to muscular/skeletal system:
   
   List I:
   
   A. Tetany,
   
   B. Arthritis,
   
   C. Myasthenia gravis,
   
   D. Muscular dystrophy
   
   List II:
   
   (I) Inflammation of joints,
   
   (II) Autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular junction,
   
   (III) Wild contraction in muscle due to low Ca²⁺ in body fluid,
   
   (IV) Progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle
   
   Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

   • AA-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
   • BA-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
   • CA-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
   • DA-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

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   Correct answer: (A)

   Tetany -- low Ca²⁺ (III); Arthritis -- inflammation (I); Myasthenia gravis -- autoimmune (II); Muscular dystrophy -- degeneration (IV). So
   
   A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV.
3. NEET 2026MediumMechanism of muscle contraction
   Q3

   Muscle contraction is initiated by a signal sent by the central nervous system by the release of ______.

   • Aacetyl choline
   • Bacetyl coenzyme A
   • Ccyclic guanine monophosphate
   • Dcyclic adenine monophosphate

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   Correct answer: (A)

   Acetylcholine is released at neuromuscular junction to initiate muscle contraction.

Topic-wise question count

Where NEET has asked from Locomotion and Movement, most frequent first.

• Skeletal system: axial and appendicular28
• Joints, disorders25
• Mechanism of muscle contraction10
• Skeletal muscle: structure and sarcomere8
• Types of muscles and their features5

Year-wise Locomotion and Movement questions in NEET

Number of questions from this chapter in each year's paper(s).