PHYSIOLOGY

                                         FIRST YEAR B.H.M.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 1996
                                                        Paper I—PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
                                                           Time : Three Hours    Maximum : 100 Marks
                                                       Answer five long questions and five short questions.
                                                                   Draw diagrams wherever necessary.

1 Describe blood groups and mention their significance.
2 Define cardiac output and describe how it is regulated.
3 Give an account of regulation of body temperature.
4 Describe the auditory pathway and add a note on tests for deafness.
5 Explain how CO2 is transported in blood.
6 Describe the role of kidneys in the maintenance of acid-base balance.

7.Short notes

1 Fibrinogen.
2 Ventilation - perfusion ratio.
3 Baroreflexes.
4 Colour vision.
5 Dysbarism of decompression sickness.
6 Glomerular filtration.
7 Lymph glands.