PHYSIOLOGY

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

1. Give an account of digestion and absorption of fats.
2. Define Reflex action Classify reflexes and describe their general features.
3. Describe regulation of blood glucose level.
4. Describe the physiological actions of growth hormone. What are the clinical manifestations of insufficient and excessive secretion of growth hormone.
5. Name the hypothalamic nuclei and give an account of the functions of  hypothalamus.
6. Describe in detail the physiological basis of various contraceptive methods.   

  
7. Answer any five:
(a) Deglutition.
(b) Properties of enzymes.
(c) Cushing’s syndrome. -
(d) Primary motor area.
(e) Neuro-muscular junction.
(f) Polysaccharides.
(g) Spermatogenesis