MDCAT Biology — Support and Movement
Support and Movement is a core Biology topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 7 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (7)
- Arthritis
- Cartilages
- Human Skeleton (Cartilage, Muscle, Bone)
- Joints
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscles (Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal)
- Skeletal Muscle Ultra-structure
How Support and Movement is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Support and Movement accounts for 91 questions. It appears in all 16, about 5.7 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2025, with 12 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 12 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 9 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 3 |
Support and Movement MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Support and Movement
Which is the common feature between cardiac and smooth muscles?
- A.Voluntary
- B.Involuntary
- C.Branched
- D.Unbranched
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Answer: B. Involuntary — Cardiac and smooth muscles are both involuntary.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Support and Movement
Range of normal total lung capacity in humans is
- A.5-6 liter
- B.8-9 liter
- C.10-11 liter
- D.12-13 liter
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Answer: A. 5-6 liter — Normal total lung capacity in humans is roughly 5-6 liters.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Support and Movement
During sliding of actin filaments, ATP is used for:
- A.Cross bridge formation
- B.Cross bridge breaking
- C.Dragging filaments
- D.Shortening of filaments
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Answer: B. Cross bridge breaking — ATP is used to break the cross-bridge between actin and myosin, allowing the myosin head to detach and reset for another power stroke.