FORM 4 REVISION SERIES: SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
1. Which type of a joint is found at the articulation of?
a) Pelvic girdle and femur
b) Humerus and ulna
2. i) State any two supporting tissues which provide mechanical support in plants
ii) Give five functions of an insect’s exoskeleton
3. State two functions of the synovial fluid in a hinge joint
4. State the function of the following materials found at the joints
a) Synovial membrane
b) Cartilage
5. State five functions of bones in the mammalian body
6. The figure below represents a mammalian bone
Y
X
a) Identify the bone labeled X
b) Which bone articulates with this bone at part Y?
c) Name the type of joint formed with the above bone at point Y
7. The diagram below shows some of the features of a synovial joint. Study the diagram carefully and
answer the questions that follow
B
A
C
a) Name the parts labeled A and B
b) State two roles of the part labeled C
c) State one advantage of this type of joint
8. The diagram below represents a mammalian vertebra
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a) What is a vertebra?
b) i) Identify the vertebra represented above
ii) Give two reasons for your answer in b (i) above
9. Study the diagram shown below of the anterior view of a lumbar vertebra of a mammal.
Neural canal
a) Name the parts labelled A and B
b) State the function of part C
10. Give three structural differences between the skeletal muscles and smooth muscles
11. State three structural adaptations of a thoracic vertebra to its function
12. What name is given to the tissue that joins?
a) Bone to bone?
b) Muscle to bone?
13. The diagram below shows the arrangement of bones and muscles in a human arm
X
A
E
D
B
Y
C
a) Name the parts labelled A, B and C
b) Describe how parts D and E bring about flexing and extending of the arm
c) Name the types of joints found at points X and Y
d) Name a fluid found in all the movable joints
14. The figure below represents type of muscles
Nucleus
a) Identify the type of muscle
b) Name two parts of the human body where this type of muscle can be found
15. The diagram below shows a type of a bone from a mammalian skeleton
2
a) Name the parts labelled A and C
b) Give the function of the part labelled B
c) Name the joint formed between the bone above and the next bone at its anterior region
16. The diagram below represents a diagram of a limb girdle
X
K
Y
Z
L
M
a) Identify parts labeled K, L and M
i) Identify part labeled X
ii) How is part labeled X adapted to its function
b) Identify part labeled Z and hence state its significance
c) Name part labelled Y
d) How is joint articulating at Y adapted to its function?
17. Name three types of joints found in the human skeleton
18. The diagram below represents a mammalian bone
i) Name the bone
ii) Which part articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvic girdle?
iii) What is the function of part numbered 2?
iv) What type of joint is formed when the part number 4 articulate with the tibia?
19. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow
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Lungs
a) Name the type of muscle shown in the diagram
i) State the part of the mammalian body where the above structure is found
ii) State two adaptations of the above muscle tissue to its function
20. The diagram below is a part of a mammalian skeleton
a) Name the parts labeled A and B
b) State the function of the part labelled C
c) Name the type of joint formed at E
d) Explain how cardiac muscles are adapted to their functions
21. State the functions of the following fins of a bony fish
i) Dorsal fin
ii) Pelvic and pectoral fins
22. Name the structures at the elbow that performs the same function as the patella
23. Explain the following;
a) A small child can comfortably raise his foot to the mouth yet most adults cannot do so
b) Most women will complain of backache during pregnancy and after giving birth
24. Name the parts of the human skeleton that performs the following functions:
a) Protection
b) Sound conduction
25. Classify the bones listed below into ether axial skeleton or appendicular skeleton: Vertebrae;
Carpus; Radius; Skull; Ribs; Tibia; Femur; Humerus; Sternum
26. Give the functional difference between a tendon and a ligament
27. Explain four adaptations of the ribs to their functions
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