NEET PYQs for Skeletal System with Solutions: Practice NEET Previous Year Questions

Updated on - Jan 19, 2026

Skeletal System is an important topic in the Biology section in NEET exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on NEET exam stronger.

This article gives you a full set of NEET PYQs for Skeletal System with explanations for effective preparation. Practice of NEET Biology PYQs including Skeletal System questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the NEET 2026 exam.

NEET PYQs for Skeletal System with Solutions

1.
Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example in human skeletal system:
- Pivot joint - between third and fourth cervical vertebrae
- Hinge joint - between humerus and pectoral girdle
- Gliding joint - between carpals
- Cartilaginous joint - between frontal and pariental
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2.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding skeletal muscle?
1. Muscle bundles are held together by collagenous connective tissue layer called fascicle.
2. Sarcoplasmic reticulum of muscle fibre is a store house of calcium ions.
3. Striated appearance of skeletal muscle fibre is due to distribution pattern of actin and myosin proteins.
4. M line is considered as functional unit of contraction called sarcomere.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- B and C only
- A, C and D only
- C and D only
- A, B and C only
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3.
Which of the following functions is carried out by cytoskeleton in a cell?
- Protein synthesis
- Motility
- Transportation
- Nuclear division
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4.
Select the correct option.
- Each rib is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.
- There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs ofvertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.
- 8th. 9th and 10th pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum.
- 11th and 12th pairs of ribs are connected to the sternum with the help of hyaline cartilage.
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5.
The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is-
- Troponin
- Tropomyosin
- Myosin
- $\alpha$- Actin
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6.
Smooth muscles are
- involuntary, fusiform, non-striated
- voluntary, multinucleate, cylindrical
- involuntary, cylindrical, striated
- voluntary, spindle-shaped, uninucleate
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7.
The number of floating ribs in the human body is
- 3 pairs
- 2 pairs
- 6 pairs
- 5 pairs.
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8.
Select the correct option
- $8^{th}, 9^{th}$ and $10^{th}$ pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum.
- $11^{th}$ and $12^{th}$ pairs of ribs are connected to the sternum with the help of hyaline cartilage.
- Each rib is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.
- There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.
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9.
Match List I with List II.
List I
(Type of Joint) List II
(Found between)
A Cartilaginous Joint I Between flat skull bones
B Ball and Socket Joint II Between adjacent vertebrae in vertebral column
C Fibrous Joint III Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
D Saddle Joint IV Between Humerus and Pectoral girdle
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-
A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

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	List I (Type of Joint)		List II (Found between)
A	Cartilaginous Joint	I	Between flat skull bones
B	Ball and Socket Joint	II	Between adjacent vertebrae in vertebral column
C	Fibrous Joint	III	Between carpal and metacarpal of thumb
D	Saddle Joint	IV	Between Humerus and Pectoral girdle

NEET PYQs for Skeletal System with Solutions

1.Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example in human skeletal system:

3.Which of the following functions is carried out by cytoskeleton in a cell?

4.Select the correct option.

5.The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is-

6.Smooth muscles are

7.The number of floating ribs in the human body is

8.Select the correct option

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1.
Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example in human skeletal system:

3.
Which of the following functions is carried out by cytoskeleton in a cell?

4.
Select the correct option.

5.
The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is-

6.
Smooth muscles are

7.
The number of floating ribs in the human body is

8.
Select the correct option