This document contains three past exam papers for the First Year Botany Degree Examination in Physiology from August 2015, February 2016, and February 2017. Each paper contains the same three sections - two 40 mark questions requiring elaboration on physiology topics, eight 5 mark short note questions, and ten 2 mark short answer questions. The papers assess students' knowledge of topics like the kidney, cardiovascular, reproductive, nervous, and digestive systems.
This document contains three past exam papers for the First Year Botany Degree Examination in Physiology from August 2015, February 2016, and February 2017. Each paper contains the same three sections - two 40 mark questions requiring elaboration on physiology topics, eight 5 mark short note questions, and ten 2 mark short answer questions. The papers assess students' knowledge of topics like the kidney, cardiovascular, reproductive, nervous, and digestive systems.
This document contains three past exam papers for the First Year Botany Degree Examination in Physiology from August 2015, February 2016, and February 2017. Each paper contains the same three sections - two 40 mark questions requiring elaboration on physiology topics, eight 5 mark short note questions, and ten 2 mark short answer questions. The papers assess students' knowledge of topics like the kidney, cardiovascular, reproductive, nervous, and digestive systems.
This document contains three past exam papers for the First Year Botany Degree Examination in Physiology from August 2015, February 2016, and February 2017. Each paper contains the same three sections - two 40 mark questions requiring elaboration on physiology topics, eight 5 mark short note questions, and ten 2 mark short answer questions. The papers assess students' knowledge of topics like the kidney, cardiovascular, reproductive, nervous, and digestive systems.
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2014-2015 onwards) PAPER III – PHYSIOLOGY Q.P. Code: 786173 Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. What is GFR? Describe in detail the factors affecting it? Add a note on its estimation. 2. Name the hormones involved in menstrual cycle. Describe the changes in uterus and ovary during different phases of menstrual cycle.
II. Write notes on: (8 x 5 = 40)
1. Chemical regulation of respiration.
2. Placental hormones. 3. Synapse. 4. Lactation. 5. Short term regulation of blood pressure. 6. Cerebral Cortex. 7. Extrinsic mechanism of coagulation. 8. Auditory pathway.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Composition of gastric juice.
2. Types of T cells. 3. Grave's disease. 4. Parts of cerebellum. 5. Myofilaments. 6. What is Parturition? 7. Name four enzymes of pancreatic juice. 8. What is Innate immunity? 9. Catecholamines. 10. Taste buds.
******* [LI 6173] FEBRUARY 2016 Sub. Code : 6173
FIRST YEAR BOT EXAMINATION
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2014-2015 onwards) PAPER III – PHYSIOLOGY Q.P. Code: 786173 Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Define Blood pressure. Write in detail short term and long term regulation of Blood pressure. Add a note on Hypertension.
2. Explain the Physiological anatomy of Cerebellum and give details about the Cerebellar function test.
II. Write notes on: (8 x 5 = 40)
1. Lung volumes and capacities.
2. Regulation of Cardiac output and its estimation. 3. Synapse. 4. Parturition. 5. Nervous regulation of respiration. 6. Active transport. 7. Menstrual cycle. 8. Taste pathway.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Composition of gastric juice.
2. Immunoglobulins. 3. Grave’s disease. 4. Testosterone. 5. Sarcomere. 6. Neuroendocrine reflex. 7. Cholecystokinin –Pancreozymin. 8. What is Micturition? 9. Smooth muscle. 10. Organ of Corti.
******* [LK 6173] FEBRUARY 2017 Sub.Code : 6173
BOT DEGREE EXAMINATION
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2014-2015 onwards) FIRST YEAR PAPER III – PHYSIOLOGY Q.P. Code: 786173 Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Describe structure of skeletal muscle and write the mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction.
2. Describe the oxygen transport mechanism. Add a note on Hypoxia.
II. Write notes on: (8 x 5 = 40)
1. Anemia and its classification.
2. Deglutition reflex. 3. Neuromuscular junction. 4. Factors regulating GFR. 5. Factors determining blood pressure. 6. Lung volumes and capacities. 7. Color vision. 8. Functions of glucocorticoids.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. What is Landsteiner’ Law?
2. Write two examples of negative feedback mechanism. 3. What is the difference between isotonic and isometric contraction. 4. Name the pancreatic enzymes and their actions. 5. Juxta glomerular apparatus. 6. Name the different phases of cardiac cycle. 7. What are the hormones regulating calcium level in the body. 8. Milk ejection reflex. 9. Types of reflexes. 10. Name the errors of refraction and their correction.
********* [LL 6173] AUGUST 2017 Sub.Code : 6173
BOT DEGREE EXAMINATION
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2014-2015 onwards) FIRST YEAR PAPER III – PHYSIOLOGY
Q.P. Code: 786173
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Define GFR. What are the factors regulating GFR? Add a note on Glomerular Function Tests.
2. Write in detail the regulation of Blood Pressure. Add a note on Hypertension.
II. Write notes on: (8 x 5 = 40)
1. Rh Incompatibility. 2. Movements of small intestine. 3. Conduction system of heart. 4. Hypoxia. 5. Cystometrogram. 6. Pyramidal tract. 7. Spermatogenesis. 8. Clotting mechanism.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Sodium potassium ATPase pump.
2. Functions of blood. 3. Draw a labeled diagram of neuromuscular junction. 4. What is deglutition apnea? 5. Define shock and its type. 6. Write the functions of hypothalamus. 7. Function of CSF. 8. Organ of corti. 9. Name the hormone regulating glucose levels in our body. 10. What are the tests for ovulation?
