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Leaving Cert Biology: Skeleton & muscles

How often Skeleton & muscles comes up on the Biology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 8 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Biology course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Skeleton & muscles, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Skeleton & muscles.

(a)Tissue joining muscle to bone?
  1. Ligament
  2. Tendon
  3. Cartilage
(b)Type of joint at the elbow?
  1. Immovable
  2. Ball and socket
  3. Hinge
(c)Muscle that straightens the arm?
  1. Triceps
  2. Deltoid
  3. Biceps
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(a) Tendon

(b) Hinge

(c) Triceps

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Skeleton & muscles.

Higher Level

Asked on 8 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q17
2024Q6
2023Q3
2022Q16
2021Q7
2019Q14
2018Not asked
2017Q15
2016Q15

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Skeleton & muscles questions

Skeleton & muscles, 2 marks

Two bones of the forearm?

  1. Tibia and fibula
  2. Humerus and scapula
  3. Radius and ulna
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Radius and ulna

The humerus is the upper arm bone. The tibia and fibula are in the lower leg.

Skeleton & muscles, 2 marks

Cartilage pads between the vertebrae?

  1. Vertebral tendons
  2. Intervertebral discs
  3. Spinal ligaments
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Intervertebral discs

Discs absorb shock and let the spine bend. A slipped disc can press on the spinal cord or nerves.

Skeleton & muscles, 2 marks

Tissue joining bone to bone at a synovial joint?

  1. Ligament
  2. Tendon
  3. Cartilage
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Ligament

Ligaments hold the joint together and limit movement. Tendons join muscle to bone; cartilage cushions the bone ends.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q16
2025Q17
2024Q5
2023Q17
2022Q16
2021Q7
2019Q12
2018Q2
2017Not asked
2016Q4

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Skeleton & muscles questions

Skeleton & muscles, 2 marks

Which tissue joins a muscle to a bone?

  1. A ligament
  2. Cartilage
  3. A tendon
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A tendon

Tendon ties muscle to bone, ligament links bone to bone. Both words begin with the part they start from: T for the muscle end.

Skeleton & muscles, 2 marks

Which tissue joins one bone to another at a joint?

  1. A muscle
  2. A ligament
  3. A tendon
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A ligament

Ligaments are slightly stretchy and hold the joint together. Tendons attach muscle and hardly stretch at all.

Skeleton & muscles, 3 marks

What type of joint is the elbow?

  1. A hinge joint
  2. A ball and socket joint
  3. A fixed joint
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A hinge joint

A hinge moves in one plane only, like a door. The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints and move in all directions.

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