Q.P. Code: 104001 Reg. no.: ……
First Professional MBBS Degree Examinations August 2018
Physiology – Paper II
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
- Answer all questions
- Draw Diagrams wherever necessary
Long essay (10)
1. A 50 years old diabetic was brought to the hospital complaining of severe
breathlessness. His breath had a fruity odor and the respiratory rate was 30 per
minute. His blood sugar was 375mg% and plasma pH was 7.2. Answer the following
questions based on your knowledge in physiology:
- What is the most likely clinical diagnosis of his condition
- What is the most important medication that should be administered immediately
- Name two abnormal substances that might be present in his urine
- Explain the physiological actions of the hormone involved and its regulation
- (2+1+2+5)
Short essays (2x5 =10)
2. Dark adaptation in the human eye
3. Mention the stages of spermatogenesis and the factors that affect it
Answer briefly (5x3=15)
4. Attenuation reflex in the middle ear
5. Brown-Sequard syndrome
6. Latch-bridge mechanism
7. Cretinism
8. Functions of cerebellum
Draw and label (2x2½=5)
9. Sarcomere in skeletal muscle
10.Muscle spindle
Explain the physiological basis of the following (5x2=10)
11.The pain of an injury is felt more after the game by a player
12.Corticosteroids are administered to a lady in preterm labour
13.Patients of Parkinsonism are administered L-dopa
14.Patients of acromegaly may have visual field defects
15.Upper motor neuron lesions produce hypertonia
