All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

1st Professional MBBS Examination 2016

Time: 3 Hrs Physiology (Paper – I) Max. Marks: 100
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Answer all the Questions. Draw the diagrams wherever necessary

Use separate Answer sheet for Section ‘A’ & ‘B’

Section - A
Q1. Write short notes on: (5X5=25)

(a) Nerve action potential

(b) Hemostasis
(c) Hypoxia
(d) Capillary circulation
(e) Exocrine pancreas

Q2. Compare and Contrast: (5X5=25)

(a) Red muscle fiber and white muscle fiber.

(b) Adult hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin.
(c) Venous pressure and arterial pressure.
(d) Forced vital capacity and timed vital capacity
(e) peristalsis and segmental movement

Section - B

Q3. Explain with labelled diagram or flow chart: (5X5=25)

(a) Neuromuscular transmission.

(b) Stages of erythropoiesis.
(c) Ventricular and atrial pressure changes during Cardiac cycle.
(d) Respiratory volumes and capacity.
(e) Mechanism of salivary secretion.

Q4. Explain the Physiological basis of the following: (5X5=25)

(a) Glucose is included in oral rehydration fluid.

(b) Volume of RBC in venous blood is larger than that in arterial
blood.
(c) Prolonged hyperventilation may lead to tetany.
(d) Acute blood loss of 40% may lead to irreversible shock.
(e) Gall bladder contracts after a fatty meal.

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 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
1st Professional MBBS Examination 2016
Time: 3 Hrs Physiology (Paper – I) Max. Marks: 100
__________________________________________________________

Answer all the Questions. Draw the diagrams wherever necessary

Use separate Answer sheet for Section ‘A’ & ‘B’

Section - A
Q1. Write short notes on: (5X5=25)

(a) Secondary Active Transport

(b) Platelet activation
(c) Medullary Respiratory Centres
(d) Starling’s Law of the Heart and its applications
(e) Enterohepatic Circulation

Q2. Compare and Contrast: (5X5=25)

(a) Simple diffusion and Facilitated diffusion

(b) Cell Mediated immunity and Humoral immunity
(c) Action potential in Working Myocardial and Pacemaker Cells
(d) Pulmonary Circulation and Systemic Circulation
(e) Gastrin and Secretin

Section - B

Q3. Explain with labelled diagram or flow chart: (5X5=25)

(a) Molecular Mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction

(b) Coagulation of blood
(c) Spread of Cardiac Impulse
(d) Respiratory pressures
(e) Mechanism of gastric acid secretion

Q4. Explain the Physiological basis of the following: (5X5=25)

(a) Conduction in myelinated nerve fibres is 50 times faster than

unmyelinated nerve fibres
(b) G6PD deficiency can cause hemolysis
(c) Surfactant contributes to the stability of the alveoli
(d) Compensatory pause follows ventricular premature beats
(e) Bile salts are essential for lipid digestion

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