NEET Previous Year Question
Select the correct statement regarding the specific disorder of muscular or skeletal system.
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.
- AMuscular dystrophy - Age related shortening of muscles.
- BOsteporosis - Decrease in bone mass and higher chances of fractures with advancing age.
- CMyasthenia gravis - Auto immune disorder which inhibits sliding of myosin filaments.
- DGout - Inflammation of joints due to extra deposition of calcium.
Correct answer: B
Solution
(b) (a) Incorrect → Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder causing progressive muscle degeneration, not age-related shortening.(b) Correct → Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone mass and an increased risk of fractures, especially with age.
(c) Incorrect → Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular junction (acetylcholine receptors), not myosin filament sliding.
(d) Incorrect → Gout is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals, not calcium.
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