KUHS First Professional MBBS Degree Examination 104001 February 2014 PHYSIOLOGYPAPER II Question Paper

104001 February 2014 PHYSIOLOGYPAPER II

Q.P. Code: 104001 Reg. no.: ???????
First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations, February 2014
PHYSIOLOGY- PAPER II
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
? 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 :
? 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. (1+5+3+1=10)Short essays (2×5=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 (5×3=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 (2×2? =5)9. Functional areas of cerebral cortex.
10. Organ of corti.
Explain the physiological basis of the following (5×2=10)11. Lumbar puncture is done at L
2
– L
3
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.
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