{"id":7187,"date":"2026-10-27T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2026-10-27T12:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:51:18","slug":"locomotion-and-movement-neet-pyq-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/locomotion-and-movement-neet-pyq-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQ Analysis: Muscle Contraction, Skeleton and Joints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> A locomotion and movement NEET PYQ analysis shows that NTA asks about two questions a year from this chapter, and they come from four areas: the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction (bands, Ca\u00b2\u207a, troponin, myosin heads), the human skeletal system (vertebrae, ribs, girdles and bone counts), types of joints with examples, and disorders of the muscular and skeletal system (myasthenia gravis, tetany, gout, osteoporosis). The 2026 papers asked six questions from these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter-1024x432.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotion and movement NEET PYQ analysis showing a sprinter with glowing joints and bones visible through the skin\" class=\"wp-image-7188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter-1536x648.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Locomotion-and-Movement-NEET-PYQ-Analysis-Sprinter.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide breaks down what NTA repeats, the tables to memorise and PYQ-pattern questions with answers. For chapter notes, use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/locomotion-and-movement-class-11\">Locomotion and Movement notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to test yourself first? <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.com\/questions\/neet-previous-year-questions\/biology\/locomotion-and-movement\/questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solve the Locomotion and Movement PYQs<\/a> for free, then use this guide to fix the gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#why-this-chapter-is-reliable-marks\">Why This Chapter Is Reliable Marks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#locomotion-and-movement-neet-pyq-analysis-what-nta-repeats\">Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQ Analysis: What NTA Repeats<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#types-of-movement\">Types of Movement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#muscle-structure\">Muscle Structure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#contractile-proteins\">Contractile Proteins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-sliding-filament-theory\">The Sliding Filament Theory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-skeletal-system-numbers-to-learn\">The Skeletal System: Numbers to Learn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#joints\">Joints<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#disorders-of-the-muscular-and-skeletal-system\">Disorders of the Muscular and Skeletal System<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#worked-pyq-pattern-questions\">Worked PYQ-Pattern Questions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#common-traps-in-this-chapter\">Common Traps in This Chapter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#practise-every-locomotion-and-movement-pyq\">Practise Every Locomotion and Movement PYQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\u2753-faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-this-chapter-is-reliable-marks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Chapter Is Reliable Marks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locomotion questions are almost all counts and matches: which band stays the same, how many true ribs, which joint is between the atlas and axis, which disorder comes from uric acid. Learn those tables and the chapter becomes easy marks. To see where it sits among other chapters, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/neet-2027-syllabus-chapter-weightage\">NEET 2027 chapter weightage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muscle tissue types are covered in our <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/structural-organisation-in-animals-neet-pyq-analysis\">Structural Organisation PYQ analysis<\/a>, and the nerve impulse that starts a contraction is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/endocrine-system-neet-pyq-analysis\">Neural and Endocrine PYQ analysis<\/a>. The sarcomere is also a common diagram question, so our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/biology-diagram-based-questions-neet-2027\">diagram-based biology questions<\/a> is worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"locomotion-and-movement-neet-pyq-analysis-what-nta-repeats\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQ Analysis: What NTA Repeats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you sort the past NEET biology PYQs from this chapter, four question types cover nearly everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Question type<\/th><th>Frequency<\/th><th>What it tests<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Contraction<\/td><td>Most frequent<\/td><td>Sarcomere bands, actin and myosin, Ca\u00b2\u207a and troponin, steps of the sliding filament theory<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skeleton<\/td><td>Very frequent<\/td><td>Bone counts, vertebrae, ribs, girdles, limb bones<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Joints<\/td><td>Very frequent<\/td><td>Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial joints with examples<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disorders<\/td><td>Regular<\/td><td>Myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, tetany, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"types-of-movement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Movement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Amoeboid<\/td><td>Macrophages and leucocytes in blood; uses pseudopodia formed by cytoplasmic streaming and microfilaments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ciliary<\/td><td>Cilia in the trachea remove dust; movement of the ovum through the female reproductive tract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muscular<\/td><td>Movement of limbs, jaws and tongue<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"muscle-structure\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muscle Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muscles are of mesodermal origin and make up about 40\u201350% of the body weight of an adult human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fascicle<\/td><td>Muscle bundle, held together by connective tissue called fascia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcolemma<\/td><td>Plasma membrane of a muscle fibre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcoplasm<\/td><td>Cytoplasm of a muscle fibre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcoplasmic reticulum<\/td><td>Endoplasmic reticulum that stores Ca\u00b2\u207a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcomere<\/td><td>The part of a myofibril between two successive Z lines; the functional unit of contraction<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bands of a sarcomere:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Band or line<\/th><th>What it contains<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A band (dark, anisotropic)<\/td><td>Thick myosin filaments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I band (light, isotropic)<\/td><td>Thin actin filaments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Z line<\/td><td>Bisects the I band; actin filaments are attached to it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M line<\/td><td>Thin membrane in the middle of the A band holding the thick filaments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H zone<\/td><td>Central part of the A band not overlapped by thin filaments<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"contractile-proteins\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contractile Proteins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Actin (thin filament):<\/strong> two helically wound F-actin strands, each a polymer of G-actin monomers. <strong>Tropomyosin<\/strong> runs along the length, and <strong>troponin<\/strong> sits at regular intervals; in a resting muscle, troponin masks the binding sites for myosin on actin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Myosin (thick filament):<\/strong> a polymer of meromyosin. Each meromyosin has a globular head with a short arm (<strong>heavy meromyosin<\/strong>) and a tail (<strong>light meromyosin<\/strong>). The head, called the cross arm, is an <strong>active ATPase<\/strong> with binding sites for ATP and actin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-sliding-filament-theory\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sliding Filament Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>sliding filament theory<\/strong> says that muscle contracts because thin filaments slide over thick ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A signal from the CNS reaches the <strong>neuromuscular junction<\/strong> through a motor neuron. A motor neuron and the muscle fibres it supplies form a <strong>motor unit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acetylcholine<\/strong> is released and starts an action potential in the sarcolemma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ca\u00b2\u207a<\/strong> is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcoplasm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ca\u00b2\u207a binds to <strong>troponin<\/strong>, unmasking the active sites on actin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myosin heads, using energy from ATP hydrolysis, bind actin to form <strong>cross bridges<\/strong> and pull the actin filaments towards the centre of the A band.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Z lines are pulled inward, so the sarcomere shortens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADP and Pi are released; a new ATP binds and the cross bridge breaks. The cycle repeats until Ca\u00b2\u207a is pumped back and the actin sites are masked again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>During contraction<\/th><th>Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A band<\/td><td><strong>Stays the same length<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I band<\/td><td>Shortens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H zone<\/td><td>Shortens or disappears<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcomere<\/td><td>Shortens<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repeated activation leads to <strong>fatigue<\/strong>, as lactic acid builds up from the anaerobic breakdown of glycogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Red fibres<\/th><th>White fibres<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Myoglobin<\/td><td>High<\/td><td>Low<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mitochondria<\/td><td>Many<\/td><td>Few<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarcoplasmic reticulum<\/td><td>Less<\/td><td>More<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Energy<\/td><td>Aerobic<\/td><td>Anaerobic<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-skeletal-system-numbers-to-learn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Skeletal System: Numbers to Learn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>skeletal system<\/strong> of an adult human has <strong>206 bones<\/strong>: 80 in the axial skeleton and 126 in the appendicular skeleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>Facts<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Skull<\/td><td>22 bones (8 cranial, 14 facial); with the U-shaped hyoid and 6 ear ossicles, 29 bones in the skull region; dicondylic (two occipital condyles)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vertebral column<\/td><td>26 vertebrae: cervical 7, thoracic 12, lumbar 5, sacral 1 (fused), coccygeal 1 (fused); the first vertebra, the <strong>atlas<\/strong>, articulates with the occipital condyles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ribs<\/td><td>12 pairs; each rib is bicephalic (two articulation surfaces at its dorsal end)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>True ribs<\/td><td>First 7 pairs, attached to the vertebral column and to the sternum by hyaline cartilage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>False (vertebrochondral) ribs<\/td><td>8th, 9th and 10th pairs, joined to the 7th rib&#8217;s cartilage instead of the sternum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Floating ribs<\/td><td>11th and 12th pairs, not joined ventrally<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost all mammals, including humans, have <strong>seven cervical vertebrae<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Appendicular skeleton:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>Bones<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Forelimb (30 bones)<\/td><td>Humerus, radius and ulna, 8 carpals, 5 metacarpals, 14 phalanges<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hindlimb (30 bones)<\/td><td>Femur (longest bone), tibia and fibula, 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, 14 phalanges, patella (knee cap)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pectoral girdle<\/td><td>Clavicle (collar bone) and scapula; the scapula&#8217;s glenoid cavity forms the shoulder joint with the humerus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pelvic girdle<\/td><td>Two coxal bones, each formed by fusion of the ilium, ischium and pubis; the femur fits into the acetabulum; the halves meet at the pubic symphysis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"joints\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Joint type<\/th><th>Movement<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fibrous<\/td><td>None<\/td><td>Sutures between flat skull bones<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cartilaginous<\/td><td>Limited<\/td><td>Between adjacent vertebrae<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synovial: ball and socket<\/td><td>Wide<\/td><td>Between the humerus and the pectoral girdle (shoulder)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synovial: hinge<\/td><td>One plane<\/td><td>Knee joint<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synovial: pivot<\/td><td>Rotation<\/td><td>Between the atlas and axis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synovial: gliding<\/td><td>Sliding<\/td><td>Between the carpals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synovial: saddle<\/td><td>Two planes<\/td><td>Between the carpal and metacarpal of the thumb<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joints<\/strong> questions were asked in 2023 and twice in 2024, mostly as matching questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"disorders-of-the-muscular-and-skeletal-system\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disorders of the Muscular and Skeletal System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-border-color has-black-border-color\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><thead><tr><th>Disorder<\/th><th>Cause or feature<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Myasthenia gravis<\/td><td>Autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction; fatigue, weakening and paralysis of skeletal muscle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muscular dystrophy<\/td><td>Progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle, mostly genetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tetany<\/td><td>Rapid spasms (wild contractions) due to low Ca\u00b2\u207a in body fluid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arthritis<\/td><td>Inflammation of joints<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Osteoporosis<\/td><td>Age-related loss of bone mass and higher chance of fractures; low oestrogen is a common cause<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gout<\/td><td>Inflammation of joints due to accumulation of uric acid crystals<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"worked-pyq-pattern-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worked PYQ-Pattern Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1. During muscle contraction, which band does not change in length?<\/strong> (a) I band (b) H zone (c) A band (d) Sarcomere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) A band.<\/strong> The I band and H zone shorten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q2. In a resting muscle, the active sites for myosin on actin are masked by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: Troponin.<\/strong> Ca\u00b2\u207a binds to troponin to unmask them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q3. How many pairs of true ribs are there in humans?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: Seven pairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q4. The joint between the atlas and the axis is a:<\/strong> (a) Hinge joint (b) Pivot joint (c) Gliding joint (d) Saddle joint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) Pivot joint.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q5. Gout is caused by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: Accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints,<\/strong> causing inflammation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q6. Which bones fuse to form each coxal bone of the pelvic girdle?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: Ilium, ischium and pubis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"common-traps-in-this-chapter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Traps in This Chapter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saying the A band shortens during contraction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saying Ca\u00b2\u207a binds to tropomyosin or myosin (it binds to troponin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counting the 8th\u201310th ribs as true ribs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calling the knee a ball and socket joint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixing up tetany (low Ca\u00b2\u207a) and myasthenia gravis (autoimmune)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing 33 vertebrae for adults (the adult count is 26, after fusion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"practise-every-locomotion-and-movement-pyq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practise Every Locomotion and Movement PYQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This locomotion and movement NEET PYQ analysis shows you where the marks are. Solving real past questions makes the counts and matches automatic. Every Locomotion and Movement previous year question is available chapter-wise, free:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.com\/questions\/neet-previous-year-questions\/biology\/locomotion-and-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solve all Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep the sarcomere, skeleton and joints tables beside you for the first round, then solve the second round without them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locomotion and Movement is a chapter of numbers and matches. Use this locomotion and movement NEET PYQ analysis to master the sliding filament theory, the bone counts, joints and disorders. Then practise the past questions until each answer comes without thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"\u2753-faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: How many questions come from Locomotion and Movement in NEET?<\/strong> A: Usually about two questions a year, on muscle contraction, the skeleton, joints or disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What is the most important topic in this chapter for NEET?<\/strong> A: Muscle contraction is the most tested, especially the sarcomere bands and the role of Ca\u00b2\u207a and troponin. The skeletal system comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Which band stays constant during muscle contraction?<\/strong> A: The A band. The I band and H zone shorten as the actin filaments slide inward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: How many bones are there in the human body?<\/strong> A: 206 bones in an adult: 80 in the axial skeleton and 126 in the appendicular skeleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What causes tetany?<\/strong> A: Low Ca\u00b2\u207a levels in body fluid, which cause rapid spasms in muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Where can I practise Locomotion and Movement NEET PYQs for free?<\/strong> A: You can solve every Locomotion and Movement previous year question chapter-wise for free using the practice links in this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick answer: A locomotion and movement NEET PYQ analysis shows that NTA asks about two questions a year from this chapter, and they come from four areas: the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction (bands, Ca\u00b2\u207a, troponin, myosin heads), the human skeletal system (vertebrae, ribs, girdles and bone counts), types of joints with examples, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,68,2],"tags":[2804,4435,4432,4428,4427,7,15,4008,2328,4433,4430,4431,4429,4434],"class_list":["post-7187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-tips","category-biology","category-neet","tag-class-11-biology","tag-disorders-of-muscles-and-bones","tag-joints","tag-locomotion-and-movement","tag-muscle-contraction","tag-neet-2027","tag-neet-biology","tag-neet-chapter-wise-pyq","tag-neet-pyq","tag-ribs","tag-sarcomere","tag-skeletal-system","tag-sliding-filament-theory","tag-vertebral-column"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7189,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7187\/revisions\/7189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksquareinstitute.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}