KUHS First Professional MBBS Degree Examination 104001 February 2013 PHYSIOLOGYPAPER II Question Paper

104001 February 2013 PHYSIOLOGYPAPER II

Code: 104001 Reg. no.: ???????
First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations, February 2013
PHYSIOLOGY- PAPER II
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
? Answer all questions
? Draw Diagrams wherever necessary
Long essay (10)1. A 45 year old man has come to the hospital for remarkable changes in his appearance.
Physical examination: tongue is enlarged, hands and feet are enlarged with spade like
fingers and presence of hepatomegaly.
Fasting blood glucose is 150mg%. Fasting growth hormone level is 60ng/ml. Answer
the following questions based on your knowledge in physiology :
? Name the probable condition.
? Mention the normal fasting blood glucose value.
? Which is the hormone involved in this condition and what is the defect.
? Explain the actions of the hormone involved. (1+1+2+6=10)Short essays (2×5=10)2. Describe the mechanism of action and regulation of aldosterone secretion.
3. Describe connections and functions of thalamus.
Answer briefly (5×3=15)4. Stretch reflex.
5. Hypo function of thyroid gland.
6. Functions of sertoli cells.
7. Taste buds.
8. Waves in EEG
Draw and label (2×2? =5)9. Visual pathway.
10. Lateral spinothalamic tract.
Explain the physiological basis of the following (5×2=10)11. Trousseau?s sign.
12. Macular sparing.
13. Contraceptive pills.
14. Pain in the arm during cardiac angina.
15. Left internal capsule lesion produces right hemiplegia.
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