Download DNB 2016 Dec PHYSIOLOGY PAPER 4 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

DECEMBER 2016

PHYSIOLOGY

PAPER - IV

PHY/D/16/36/IV

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Time : 3 hours

Max. Marks : 100

Important instructions:

• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.

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• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• 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.

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• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

1. a) Define Homeothermic and Poikilothermic animals. (1+1)+4+4
   b) Heat stroke and its management.
   c) Physiological variations in body temperature.

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2. a) Gastric mucosal barrier. 3+4+3
   b) Factors affecting the barrier.
   c) Pathophysiology of peptic ulcer.
3. a) Define stress. 2+8
   b) Integrated response of various endocrine glands in stress adaptation.

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4. a) Enumerate the stages of spermatogenesis. 4+4+2
   b) Factors affecting spermatogenesis.
   c) Cryptorchidism.
5. a) Calcium balance in the body. 3+7
   b) Integrated role of hormones for its maintainance.

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6. a) Give an account of migrating motor complexes. 3+4+3
   b) Functions of the lower esophogeal sphincter.
   c) Achalasia.
7. a) Classify oral contraceptives. 3+4+3
   b) Mechanism of action of oral contraceptives.
   

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   c) Recent advancements in oral contraceptives.
8. a) Pharmacologic and pathologic effect of glucocorticoids. 5+5
   b) Regulation of glucocorticoid secretion.
9. a) Autophagy 5+5
   b) Thyroid hormone synthesis

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10. a) Effects of intracellular deficiencies of glucose. 6+4
    b) Differentiate between Type I & Type II diabetes mellitus.

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