KUHS MBBS Physiology Previous Question Paper - November 2023 (114001 2019 Scheme)

114001Kerala University of Health Sciences · Physiology · 2023 · November · 2019 Scheme

Questions (22)

1.A 55-year-old man came to the medicine department with complaints of headache. On examination he had coarse facial features, enlarged hands and feet and hepatosplenomegaly. His blood sugar was elevated a) Name the most probable clinical condition b) Physiological basis for his enlarged hands and for the elevated blood sugar c) What type of visual field defect can occur in this patient. Give its physiological basis d) Add a note on somatomedins
15 Marks
2.Define synapse. Depict the mechanism of synaptic transmission using a flow chart. Describe the post - synaptic inhibition. Add a note on synaptic plasticity
15 Marks
3.Describe the ovarian changes in menstrual cycle and the hormones regulating it
8 Marks
4.Describe the functions of Thyroid hormone. Write the physiological basis for cretinism
8 Marks
5.Draw and label the pathway for fast pain from the right lower limb. Describe the supra- spinal modulation of pain
8 Marks
6.Depict the auditory transduction using a flow chart. Add a note on masking of sound
8 Marks
7.Describe the actions of insulin. Write the physiological basis for polyuria and polyphagia in Diabetes Mellitus
8 Marks
8.Physiological basis of intra uterine devices (IUCD)
4 Marks
9.Two – point discrimination is better on the finger tips than on the back. Why
4 Marks
10.Edema is not a feature of primary hyper aldosteronism. Why
4 Marks
11.Compare the Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) and Lower Motor Neuron (LMN) lesions
4 Marks
12.Physiological basis for myasthenia gravis
4 Marks
13.Normal range for serum calcium level is -----------
1 Mark
14.Disdiadochokinesia is a feature of ----------- disorder
1 Mark
15.----------- cells form the blood testes barrier
1 Mark
16.Edema in hypothyroidism is due to the accumulation of -----------
1 Mark
17.Hypothalamic nucleus responsible for heat generation is -----------
1 Mark
18.Sleep spindles and K- complexes are seen in ----------- sleep
1 Mark
19.Disappearance of alpha waves in EEG while opening the eyes is called -----------
1 Mark
20.Type of memory lost in Alzheimer’s disease in -----------
1 Mark
21.Disorders due to the hypersecretion of glucocorticoids is called -----------
1 Mark
22.Name the hormone secreted by the pineal gland
1 Mark

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