BIO NMDCAT Human skeleton

nmdcat.online July 27, 2026

During an investigation of skeletal tissues, a specimen contains chondrocytes in lacunae, no blood vessels, and a firm but flexible matrix. The tissue is identified as:

A. Compact bone

B. Spongy bone

C. Cartilage

✓

D. Tendon

📝 Explanation

Correct: Chondrocytes, lacunae, an avascular nature, and a flexible matrix are characteristic features of cartilage. A & B: Bone contains osteocytes and blood vessels. D: Tendons consist mainly of dense connective tissue with fibroblasts. Concept: Identification and characteristics of cartilage.

📖 Additional Information

Compact bone
Spongy bone
Cartilage
Tendon

Correct: Chondrocytes, lacunae, an avascular nature, and a flexible matrix are characteristic features of cartilage. A & B: Bone contains osteocytes and blood vessels. D: Tendons consist mainly of dense connective tissue with fibroblasts. Concept: Identification and characteristics of cartilage.

🔗 Share This Question

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp

🧭 Navigate Questions

Previous Question

A child's bone is more likely to bend than an adult's bone because the child's bones contain relatively:

Next Question

The word "abundant" is closest in meaning to:

Back to All Questions

🔗 Related MCQs

Concerning the duration of muscle twitches, if a skeletal muscle twitch lasts approximately 10-100 milliseconds, what is the expected duration of a typical smooth muscle contraction?

The physiological response to hypoxia (low oxygen) differs among muscle types. Which muscle type is most susceptible to irreversible damage following a brief period of hypoxia?

A medical relevance of understanding muscle tissue differences is the development of calcium channel blockers. These drugs are primarily used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina. They exert their biological effect mainly by acting on:

During the process of cell differentiation, which muscle type loses its ability to divide and form new cells almost completely, relying solely on hypertrophy for growth?

The functional relationship between the shape of a muscle cell and its tissue type is evident when observing spindle-shaped cells. This specific morphology allows the cells to:

Categories

BIO by M Tahir ( Lecturer Al Azhar )
50
- virus chapter
  50
BIO NMDCAT
1895
- ACELLULAR LIFR
  20
- AIDS and HIV Infection
  50
- Biological Importance of Water
  95
- BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES
  126
- Brain
  25
- Carbohydrates
  100
- cell membrane
  70
- CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
  100
- Chromosomes
  76
- Concept of Evolution
  50
- Conjugated molecules
  100
- Cytoplasmic Organelles
  75
- Darwinism
  50
- ENZYMES
  108
- Factors that Affect the Rate of Enzyme Reactions
  60
- Human skeleton
  40
- Inhibitors
  40
- Lamarckism
  50
- Lipids
  45
- Mode of Enzyme Action
  60
- Muscles
  70
- Neurons
  41
- Proteins
  95
- Receptors
  40
- Respiration
  15
- Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
  100
- Sexually transmitted diseases
  50
- Structure of DNA
  98
- Viruses
  46
BS Nursing
5385
- Adult health nursing -II
  149
- Anatomy & Physiology -II
  150
- Anatomy & Physiology 1
  78
- Applied Nutrition
  25
- Behavioral Psychology
  48
- Bio chemistry for nurses
  164
- Clinical Practicum
  200
- Community Health Nursing -I
  200
- Community Health Nursing-I
  200
- Community Health-II
  200
- Computer skills
  200
- Critical Care Nursing
  194
- Cultural Health & Society
  200
- Developmental Psychology
  200
- English -VI ( Academic Writing )
  210
- English 1 Fundamental
  228
- Epidemiology
  200
- fundamentals of nursing
  51
- Health Assessment 1
  141
- Introduction To Biostatistics
  195
- Introduction to Nursing
  174
- Islamiat
  324
- Leadership and management in Nursing
  142
- MCQSt of Patho 1 First three unites
  35
- Microbiology
  120
- Nursing Ethics
  199
- Nursing Research
  48
- Pak Study
  19
- Pathophysiology
  141
- Pathophysiology-II
  197
- Pediatric Health Nursing-II
  200
- Pharmacology-I
  251
- Teaching Learning Principles & Practice
  580
Chemistry NMDCAT MCQs
305
- Limiting and Excess Reactants
  74
- Moles and Avogadro's Numbers
  150
- Moles and Avogadro’s Numbers
  120
- Yield
  80
Computer
217
- Power Point
  217
direct and indirect narrations
1
English NMDCAT
3266
- ADJECTIVES
  51
- ADVERB AND ITS TYPES
  51
- Adverb placement and sentence structure
  80
- Antonyms
  51
- Articles
  61
- CAPATILIZATION
  31
- cataphoric and anaphoric reference
  80
- CLAUSES
  61
- CLUASES AND PHRASES POSTIONING
  111
- colon
  61
- Common Article Errors
  51
- Common Grammatical Errors
  51
- CONJUNCTION
  71
- Contextual Vocabulary
  1
- COORDINATING CONJUCTION
  51
- CORELATIVE CONJUNCTION
  61
- Correcting Tense Errors
  31
- Dash & Hyphen
  51
- direct and indirect narrations
  80
- English MCQS by Abdul Mateen Subject specialist
  40
- Figurative Language & Literary Devices
  31
- Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
  60
- Gerunds and Gerund Phrases mdcat
  59
- Homonyms
  101
- Homophones
  31
- Identifying Sentence Errors
  30
- Inference-based MCQs from the passages
  20
- MCQs – Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases mdcat
  121
- MCQs – Synonyms & Semantic Nuance mdcat
  97
- Misused Words and Phrases
  20
- NOUN
  80
- ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
  99
- Phrasal verbs
  208
- Prefixes and Suffixes
  39
- Prepositions
  30
- PRHASES
  107
- Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
  140
- Punctuation
  169
- Reading Comprehension
  59
- Scanning and Locating Information
  80
- Semi-colon
  39
- Sentence Structure
  30
- Sentence Structure & Inversion NMDCAT
  30
- Subject Verb Agreement
  20
- Synonyms
  40
- Tenses
  37
- Transitional Devices
  99
- Types of Sentences
  46
- Use of Tenses
  29
- Verb & Verb Phrases
  95
- Word Choice and Style
  39
- Word Formation
  37
- Word Relationships
  38
- Writing Skill and Proofreading
  60
Physics
91
- Acceleration FORCE AND MOTION
  1
- Addition of Vectors
  1
- CURRENT ELECTRICITY
  1
- DAWN OF MODERN PHYSICS
  1
- Displacement-time Graph-FORCE AND MOTION
  1
- ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
  1
- ELECTROMAGNETISM
  1
- ELECTRONICS
  1
- THERMODYNAMICS
  91