M.B.B.S-M.B.B.S 1st Year PHYSIOLOGY- PAPER II(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2014)

Q.P. Code-104001                                                             Reg. no.: .............

          First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations, February 2014

                                      PHYSIOLOGY- PAPER II

 

Total Marks: 50                                                                Time: 3 Hours

• Answer all questions
• Draw Diagrams wherever necessary

 

Long essay                                     (10)

1. A 70 years old hypertensive male has come to the hospital with complaints of inability to use the right upper and lower limb. Physical examination revealed hypertonia + and exaggerated deep tendon reflexes on the right side. Babinski’s sign was positive on the right side. Answer the following questions based on your knowledge in physiology :           (1+5+3+1=10)

• Name the clinical condition

• Explain the physiological basis of the above findings

• Differentiate between upper and lower motor neuron lesion.

• Why Babinski’s sign is positive.

Short essays                          (2x5=10)

2. Describe about spermatogenesis and the hormonal factors regulating it.

3. Name the nuclei of hypothalamus. Enumerate the functions of hypothalamus and describe any one in detail.

 

Answer briefly                            (5x3=15)

4. Functions of growth hormone

5. Aphasia.

6. Functions of limbic system.

7. Functions of placenta.

8. Intra uterine contraceptive devices.

 

Draw and label                          (2x21⁄2 =5)

9. Functional areas of cerebral cortex.

10. Organ of corti.

 

Explain the physiological basis of the following                  (5x2=10)

11. Lumbar puncture is done at L2 - L3 level.

12. Dark adaptation.

13. Pain disappears by rubbing the affected area.

14. Body temperature is slightly elevated after ovulation

15. Pigmentation is seen in Addison’s disease.

Earning:  ₹ 10.00/-