First Year BDS Degree Supplementary Examinations February 2017 General Human Physiology and Biochemistry
First Year BDS Degree Supplementary Examinations February 2017 General Human Physiology and Biochemistry
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First Year BDS Degree Supplementary Examinations February 2017
General Human Physiology and Biochemistry
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 100
• Answer all questions
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
• Write SECTION A and SECTION B in separate Answer books(32 Pages).
Do not mix up questions from Section A and Section B.
Essay (14)
1. Define blood pressure and mention the normal value. Describe the short term regulation
of blood pressure. Add a note on hypertension ( 2+2+8+2=14)
2. Acidification of urine.
3. Intrinsic mechanism of coagulation
4. Artificial respiration
5. Functions of thalamus
6. Cretinism
7. Pathway of taste
8. Stages of deglutition
Essay (14)
1. Outline the major steps of beta oxidation of fatty acid (palmitic acid). Explain in detail the
different steps of this pathway. Calculate the ATPs formed when one molecule of palmitic
acid is completely oxidized by this pathway. (3+8+3=14)
2. Enlist the aromatic amino acids. Mention the important products formed from aromatic
amino acids. Add a note on any one disorder of aromatic amino acid metabolism.
3. What is glycogenesis and explain about the steps of glycogenesis. Add a note on
regulation of glycogenesis.