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Download MPMSU MBBS 1st Year 2112130002 Physiology Paper II Feb 2021 Question Paper

Download MPMSU (Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University) MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) 1st Year 2112130002 Physiology Paper II Feb 2021 Previous Year Question Paper

This post was last modified on 10 March 2026

Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University,
Jabalpur
MBBS First Professional Examination Feb-2021
Subject- Physiology
Paper-II

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Time: 3:00 Hours
Maximum Marks :100
Instructions:
a) All questions are compulsory
b) Draw diagrams wherever necessary

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c) Answers of Questions and Sub-questions must be
written strictly according to serial order of question
paper.
d) MCQ has to be answered in theory answer book
e) Please write MCQ answer neatly and in serial order

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with black or blue pen in brackets; for example: - 1.
(a) 2. (c)
f) MCQ has to be answered only once, any kind of
repetition or cutting or erasing or whitener will be
considered as malpractice, such answers will not be

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counted in marks and action will be taken according to
UFM rules of university.

Q1. Total MCQs: 20
20 x 1 = 20
1. Milk ejection reflex is mediated by hormone

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(a) vasopressin

(b) prolactin
(c) oxytocin
(d) estrogen
2. True statement about endemic goiter

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(a) associated with hyperfunction
of thyroid gland
(b) also called colloid goiter
(c) occurs if the iodine intake falls
below 100-200 ?gm/day

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(d) associated with decreased TSH
seceretion
3. The features of tetany include all EXCEPT
(a) carpopedal spasm
(b) trousseau's sign

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(c) clotting defects
(d) neuromuscular hyperexcitability
4. Pheochromocytoma's predominantly secrete
(a) norepinephrine
(b) epinephrine

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(c) serotonin
(d) dopamine
5. In Addison's disease the following is observed
(a) an increase in ECF volume
(b) hyperglycemia

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(c) hyperkalemia
(d) high blood pressure
6. Bitter taste is felt at the following part of the tongue

(a) back
(b) tip

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(c) mid-dorsal
(d)sides
7. If a person can perceive sound but fails to understand
the meaning of sound, the lesion is most likely in
(a) VIII nerve

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(b) auditory association areas
(c) primary auditory cortex
(d) inferior colliculus
8. Highest refractive index amongst the following is of
(a) aqueous humor

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(b) lens
(c) cornea
(d) vitreous humor
9. Ovulation coincides with
(a) GnRH release

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(b) progesterone increase
(c) decreased estrogen
(d) LH surge
10. The pregnancy test is based on detection of which
hormone

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(a) estrogen
(b) progesterone
(c) HCG
(d) LH
11. Positive feedback is seen in all of the following

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EXCEPT
(a) coagulation cascade
(b) stimulation of gastric secretion
gastrin
(c) entry of calcium ions into

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sarcoplasmic reticulum
(d) LH surge
12. All of the following hormones mediate their effects
without entering the target cell EXCEPT
(a) growth hormone

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(b) insulin
(c) mineralocorticoids
(d) glucagon
13. All are the functions of thalamus EXCEPT
(a) integrating center for sleep

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(b) major sensory relay
(c) controls circadian rhythm
(d) maintains conscious and alert
state
14. Alcohol produces diuresis by

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(a) increase in GFR
(b) decreased water reabsorption
from loop of henle
(c) inhibiting release of ADH from
hypothalamus

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(d) decreasing medullary interstitial
osmolarity

15. Higher intellectual functions are linked to
(a) motor system
(b) parietal lobe

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(c) limbic system
(d) prefrontal cortex
16. Best method to increase muscle strength is
(a) isotonic exercise
(b) isometric exercise

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(c) electrical stimulation
(d) isotonic aerobic exercise
17. Pyrogens raise body temperature by
(a) releasing interleukins
(b) setting the thermostat to a

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higher level
(c) decrease peripheral heat
liberation mechanism
(d) causing peripheral
vasoconstriction

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18. A major source of heat production in infants is
(a) increased muscular activity
(b) increased sympathetic activity
(c) specific dynamic action of food
(d) brown fat

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19. Which area of the hypothalamus functions as
thermostat
(a) paraventricular
(b) preoptic

(c) lateral

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(d) dorsomedial
20. Rectal temperature is higher than oral temperature by
(b) 0.5-1?C
(a) 1-2?C
(c) 2-3?C

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(d) 3-4?C
Q2. Short Answer Questions
10 x 5 = 50
a. State the functions of insulin. Give basis of polyuria,
polydipsia and polyphagia in diabetes mellitus

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b. Draw a labeled diagram of visual pathway with effects
of lesions on it at various levels
c. Give the functions of middle ear
d. State the functions of growth hormone
e. State the functions of cerebellum

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f. Describe the hormonal changes during menstrual cycle
g. Give the functions of hypothalamus
h. Enumerate and describe the errors of refraction
i. Define speech. What are the areas of speech in brain
j. Give the functions of basal ganglia

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Q3. Long Answer Questions
3 x 10 = 30
a. Give the functions of thyroid hormone

b. Draw labeled diagrams of somatosensory tracts.
Describe their functions

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c. Draw a labeled diagram of neuromuscular junction.
Describe the steps of nerve impulse transmission at
neuromuscular
junction
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