Download DNB 2017 Dec PHYSIOLOGY PHY Paper III Question Paper

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Time
FINAL EXAM
DECEMBER 2017
PHYSIOLOGY
PAPER ? |||
: 3 hours
Max. Marks : 100
Important instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and Iegibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two
answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1.
Draw a labeled diagram of neuro muscular junction in
smooth muscle.
Molecular basis of smooth muscle contraction.
Plasticity in smooth muscles
Sensory transduction in:
a) Mechanoreceptors
b) Cochlear hair cells
0) Taste buds
. Weber?Fechner Law
Define learning and memory.
Classification of memory and their neural basis.
Alzheimer?s disease
Draw a schematic diagram to trace the pain pathway
Types and qualities of pain
Central inhibition of pain
What are the association areas of cerebral cortex and
where are they located?
Functions of various association areas
Draw a schematic diagram of Papez circuit
What is the role of limbic system in regulation of rage
and fear?
Enumerate the properties of synapses
Direct and indirect inhibition of synapses
Long term potentiation and depression.
.1.
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
PHY/D/17/36/III
3+5+2
(2+4+2)+2
2+5+3
3+3+4
4+6
4+6
2+5+3
P.T.O.
POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.

FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
PHYSIOLOGY
PAPER?III
8. a) List the postural reflexes integrated at the level of 4+3+3
spinal cord, medulla, midbrain and cortex
b) Hemisection of spinal cord
0) Decerebrate rigidity
9. a) Differentiate between REM and NREM sleep 6+4
b) Mechanism of alerting response
10. a) Biological rhythms in humans 7+3
b) Physiological basis of Jet lag.
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.2.
POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.