Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
First year B.Sc. (Nursing - Basic) Degree Examination ? Aug / Sept 2009
Time: Three Hours
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Max. Marks: 80 MarksPHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY - (Revised Scheme)
Q.P. CODE: 1677 & 1678
Your answers should be specific to the questions asked. Draw neat labeled diagrams wherever necessary
Use separate answer books for section A and section B
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Q.P. Code: 1677 ? Section A ? PHYSIOLOGY (40 Marks)LONG ESSAYS (Answer any One)
1 x 10 = 10 Marks
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Classify body fluid compartments. Give normal values. How is total body water determined?2.
Define blood pressure. How is it measured? List the factors affecting blood pressure
SHORT ESSAYS (Answer any Four)
4 x 5 = 20 Marks
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3.Describe the functions of blood
4.
Draw and label spirogram
5.
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Describe the stages of spermatogenesis6.
Describe the movements of small intestines
7.
Classify muscles. List the differences between them
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SHORT ANSWERS5 x 2 = 10 Marks
8.
State landsteiner's law
9.
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Name the muscles of respiration10. List four functions of saliva
11. What is the normal serum calcium level? Name the hormones regulating it
12. What are the functions of counter current mechanism in the kidney?
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Q.P. Code: 1678 ? Section B ? BIOCHEMISTRY (40 Marks)Use separate answer book
LONG ESSAYS (Answer any One)
1 x 10 = 10 Marks
1.
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Discuss the causes, synthesis and utilization of ketone bodies2.
Describe the sources, provitamin form, functions & deficiency manifestations of Vitamin D
SHORT ESSAYS (Answer any Four)
4 x 5 = 20 Marks
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3.Useful compounds synthesized from aminoacid tyrosine
4.
Hormonal regulation of blood sugar level
5.
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Structure and function of cholesterol6.
What is BMR (Basal metabolic rate)? Discuss the factors that affects BMR
7.
Role of kidney in acid-base balance
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SHORT ANSWERS5 x 2 = 10 Marks
8.
Rothera's test
9.
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Causes for metabolic acidosis10. Night blindness
11. Glycosuria
12. Differences between starch and glycogen
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