TAWHEED GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL

SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT REVISION QUESTIONS

NAME…………………………………………………….. STREAM……….
1. Define the following terms.
a) Support
b) Movement
2. a) Why is support necessary in
i) Animals?
ii) Plants?
b) Give reasons why movement is important in animals.
c) How do plants show movement?
3. a) Name all the support tissues in plants.
b) The diagrams below show supportive tissues in woody plants. Identify each one of
them, state where they are located and give their characteristics.

4. a) i) What are herbaceous plants?

ii) How do herbaceous plants achieve support?
b) The diagrams below show some of the mechanisms used for support in some
herbaceous plants. Name each of them.

c) Other than the methods illustrated above, which other way do herbaceous plants
support themselves?
5. The diagram below shows a transverse section of a woody stem.

a) Name the parts shown.

b) Identify the strengthening tissues in this section.
c) Explain how stems of woody plants are adapted to support.
6. Describe an experiment you would carry out to examine the transverse section of a
herbaceous plant.
 7. a) Name the support structure in animals.
b) State four main functions of skeletons in animals.
c) Name three types of skeletons found in animals.
8. a) Exoskeleton in arthropods are made up of a substance known
as__________________
b) State the functions of exoskeletons in arthropods .
c) Name any four arthropods that have an exoskeleton.
9. a) Name the types of skeletons found in fish.
b) What name is given to the shape of fish and what is its significance?
10. The diagram below shows the external parts of a tilapia fish.

a) Name the parts marked A-K

b) State the significance of the
arrangement of part d in the figure.
c) State the combined role of
parts
i) I and J
ii) E and G
d) Name the fins that are
i) Paired
ii) Unpaired
e) What is the role of part F?
11. a) Differentiate between the following in a fish.
i) Pitching and yawing
ii) Steering and rolling
b) How are the above processes controlled in a fish?
12. a) i) What are myotomes?
ii) State the significance of myotomes in fishes.
b) State the significance of
i) Lateral line and swim bladder in a fish.
ii) Mucus secreted on the body surface of the fish.
13. a) Name two structures that bring about support and movement in mammals.
b) Distinguish between axial and appendicular skeleton.
14. The diagram below shows a human skeleton . Name the parts marked A-J.

15. The axial skeleton is made up of bones

of_________________,_________________,____________________
and________________
16. The diagram below shows the human skull.
 a) Identify the parts marked M-
U.
b) What are sutures?
c) State the function of cranium?
d) State the significance of parts
marked R,U and V.

17. a) Name the three types of bones that enclose the rib cage.
b) i) The diagram below shows the anterior view of the rib cage.

ii) Name the parts labelled G-J.

c) State the functions of the rib cage.
d) Ribs articulate with __________________ at the back and ______________ at the front.
e) The last two ribs are not joined to the sternum and are known as ____________________
ribs. They offer surfaces for the _____________________ back and abdominal muscles.
f) The diagram below shows the structure of a rib.

Name the parts shown.

State the function of each part named in (f) i) above.

Name the type of vertebra that articulates with ribs

g) The sternum is made up of small bones called __________________. It is sometimes

known as__________________________

18. A) what is the other name of the vertebral column?

b) The vertebral column is made up of small bones known as
_______________.In between these bones are discs of cartilage known
as _____________________ discs. The discs act as _____________
and reduce___________________ between the small bones. They also
allow for flexibility of the vertebral column.

c) i) Name the five types of bones that make up the vertebral column.
ii) Identify these bones in the diagram alongside.
19. The diagram alongside shows a general plan of a vertebra. Name the parts labelled E-J
and state their functions.

20. a) The first cervical vertebrae which articulates with the occipital condyle of the cranium
is the ___________________________ . The second one is called
_____________________. It articulates with the other five cervical vertebrae.
b) The diagrams alongside sow two types of bones found around the neck region in
human beings.

i) Identify the bones.

I_____________________________ II______________________

ii) State the functions of each of the bones.

iii) How is each of the two bones adapted to its functions?

c) State the distinguishing features of each of the bones named in 20 (b) above.

21. The following diagram shows one of the bones of the vertebral column.

a) Identify the bone.

b) Name the parts marked A-G.
c) Where is this bone located in the vertebral column?
22. Study the diagram below then answer the questions that follow.

a) Identify the bone.

b) Name the parts marked P-W.
c) State the distinguishing feature of this type of bone.
d) Fill the gaps in the table below to show how the bone is adapted to its functions.

Adaptation Function

23. The diagram below shows how the ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebra and the
bones of the sternum.

a) Name the parts shown.

b) The rib articulates with the thoracic vertebra through______________ and

_________________ whereas it articulates with the sternum through____________.

24. The following diagram shows the anterior view of the lumbar vertebra.

a) Make a sketch of the side view of the lumbar vertebra and

name the various parts.
b) What are the distinguishing features of lumbar vertebrae?
c) How is this bone adapted to its function?

25. The diagram below shows sacral vertebra found in the

pelvic region in human beings.
a) Name the parts shown.
b) State the distinguishing feature of the sacrum.
c) Give the functions of sacrum in human body.
d) How is sacrum adapted to carry out its functions?
e) i) Name the type of vertebrae found after sacrum in
other animals and which is not present in human
beings.
 ii) What structure do they form in these animals?
iii) These vertebrae are fused in human beings to form_____________________

26. a) The appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones of the

_________________________ and _________________ girdles and the paired limbs.
b) Name the girdle that is found at
i) the shoulder region. ii) the hip region
27. The pectoral girdle is made up of the left and the right halves. Each half has two types of
bones.
a) Name them.
b) i) Identify the bones of the pectoral girdle shown below.

ii) Name the parts shown in each figure.

c) What is the other name for
i) Scapula ? ii) clavicle

d) State the distinguishing features of

i) Scapula ii) Clavicle

e) Describe how the following bones are adapted to their functions.

i) Scapula ii)Clavicle.

28. The diagram below shows the pelvic girdle.

a) Name the parts shown.

b) Which three bones form the pelvic girdle?
c) i) State the function of the girdle.
ii) How is the girdle adapted to its function?
d) State the distinguishing feature of pelvic girdle.

29. a) Limbs in vertebrates have the same general plan. What name is given to this kind of a
plan?
b) The diagram below shows the forelimb of a human being. Name the parts marked
L,M,N,P,Q,R,S and T.
c) The following diagram shows the bone of the upper arm.

i) Identify the bone.

ii) Name the parts shown.
iii) How is this bone adapted to its functions?

d) The diagram below two bones of the lower arm.

i) Name the parts labelled A-E.

ii) Which features are used to distinguish radius from ulna bone?
iii) How is this bone adapted to its functions?
e) Name the girdle with which the forelimb is attached to the axial skeleton

30 a) The diagram alongside shows one of the bones of the hindlimb.

i) Identify the bone
ii) Name the parts shown.
iii) State the function of this bone.
iv) How is the bone adapted to its functions?

c) Below is a diagram of bones of the lower hindlimb.

i) Name the parts marked A-G.

ii) How do you distinguish between C and D?
iii) How are the bones in (ii) above adapted to their
functions?

31. a) i) What is a joint.

ii) Name the three types of joints found in human beings
b) Distinguish between the types of joints named in 31 (a) (ii) above.
32. The diagram alongside shows an example of a joint found at the knee region.

a) Identify the type of joint.

b) Name the parts marked A-E.
c) What are the functions of the part label led C?
d) How is this joint adapted to its functions?

33. The diagrams below show the two types of movable joints found at different regions of
the arm.

a) Identify the types of joints in each case giving examples.

b) State the importance of joints in human body.
34. a) Muscles are made up of contractile tissues which_______________________ and
_______________________ causing movement.
b) Name the three types of muscles found in the human body.
c) I) Identify three types of muscles shown below.
ii) Where are the muscles located and what are their functions
 iii) Sate the characteristics of the muscles named

35 a) Which type of muscles help in the movement of the arm and legs?
d) Distinguish between tendons and ligaments.
36 Study the diagram below and then answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the parts labelled A-H

b) Name the type of joints present in the parts labelled X and Y.
c) What type of movement is possible at point X?
d) Explain how movement is achieved in the diagram above.
e) Biceps and triceps are referred to as antagonistic muscles. Explain.