Q.P. Code: 103001 Reg. no.:
First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations-January 2018
PHYSIOLOGY - Paper I
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
• Answer all questions
• Draw Diagrams wherever necessary
Long essay (10)
1. A 12 years old boy had a swelling in the knee joint after a small injury. His clotting time was 12 min. Answer the following:
• What may be the probable diagnosis and what is its cause
• Explain the clotting mechanism in detail
• Mention and interpret the tests for assessing bleeding and clotting time (2+5+3)
Short essays (2x5 =10)
2. Explain the factors regulating cardiac output
3. Explain the mechanism maintaining osmotic gradient in renal medullary interstitium.
Answer briefly (5x3=15)
4. Surfactant
5. T lymphocyte
6. Small intestinal homines
7. Dead space
8. Pancreatic juice composition
Draw and label (2x273 =5)
9. Conducting system of heart
10. JG apparatus
Explain the physiological basis of the following (5x2=10)
11. Respiratory rhythm
12. Pernicious anemia 13. Renin secretion
14. Fourth heart sound
15.Cephalic phase of gastric juice secretion.
