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First Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, August 2013
Physiology Paper 1
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams whenever necessary
Long essay (10)
1. A road traffic accident victim was found to be
unconscious and breathing in an irregular rhythm. From your knowledge of
physiology
- Name two types of periodic breathing
- Explain the neural regulation of respiration
- What is the mechanism of function of medullary chemo receptors (1+5+4=10)
Short essays(2×5=10)
2. Name the components of the enteric nervous system and
outline its functions
3. Describe the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. Mention
one test for assessing it
Answer briefly(5×3=15)
4. Law of intestine
5. Sickle cell anemia
6. Non renal functions of kidney
7. Pathophysiology of peptic ulcer
8. Cystometrogram
Draw and label (2×2.5=5)
9. Splay
10. Cardiac muscle action potential
Explain the
physiological basis of the following (5×2=10)
11. Korotkoff’s sounds
12. Alveoli are dry
13. Skin is cold in hypovolemic shock
14. Q wave in an ECG
