Muscle Types and Tendon Structure
- Previous year questions on Muscle Types and Tendon Structure for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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- 5 live questions in Muscle Types and Tendon Structure.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following sites contains striated muscle that is not under voluntary control?
- ABladder
- BColon
- CEsophagus✓ Correct answer
- DGallbladder
Q2.All of the following muscles have parallel oriented fibers except:
- ASartorius
- BRectus abdominis
- CSternohyoid
- DTibialis anterior✓ Correct answer
Q3.Digastric muscles are the following except
- AOccipitofrontalis
- BSternocleidomastoid✓ Correct answer
- COmohyoid
- DMuscular fibers in the ligament of treitz
Q4.The Pectoralis major is classified as a (2018)
- AA) Spiral muscle✓ Correct answer
- BB) Cruciate muscle
- CC) Fusiform fasiculus
- DD) Bipennate muscle
Q5.Which of the following substances is primarily found in tendons?
- ACollagen✓ Correct answer
- BFibrin
- CFibrillin
- DProtedglycans
Answer key
Q1: C. Esophagus; Q2: D. Tibialis anterior; Q3: B. Sternocleidomastoid; Q4: A. A) Spiral muscle; Q5: A. Collagen.
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