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Human Physiology Ii (Hsci 109) Question Paper

Human Physiology Ii (Hsci 109)

Course:Nursing Sciences

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011

TIME : 3 HOURS

Instructions:
Answer all the questions in section A,B& C in the answer booklet provided
SECTION I: Multiple choice question, Answer booklet provided

Question one
Which of the following is not a part of the brain stem?
Medulla oblongata
Mid brain
Pons
Diencephalon

Question Two
Which of the following is not a general function of the nervous system?
Detection of internal and external changes
Secretion of gastro intestinal hormones
Storage of information for immediate and future use
Making conscious and unconscious decisions

Question Three
Which of the following is not a function of the spinal cord?
Transmit sensory impulse from periphery to brain
Transmit motor impulses from brain to periphery
Housing the hypoglossal nucleus
Coordinating centre for spinal reflexes

Question Four
The ventral horn is concerned with the following functions
Motor function
Sensory function
Integrative function
Transmission function

Question Five
Which of the following cranial nerves does not carry parasympathetic fibres?
Oculauotor
Optic
Trigeminal
Glossophanyngeal

Question six
The myelin shealth of the central nervous system is produced by
Schwann cell
Oligodentrocyle
Astrocyte
Microglial cell

Question Seven
The past of the eye causing the most refraction is
Lens
Bulbar conjunctiva
Vitreous humor
Cornea

Question Eight
True about the thoracolumbar division of the autonomic nervous system
It is composed of parasympathetic neurons
Its preganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in T1 – L2 segments
The pregarglionic neurons synapse in ganglia close to effectors organs
The post ganglionic neurons are generally short

Question Nine
Concerning the structural classification of neurons
Pscudouni polar nervous are the most numerous in the nervous system
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina
Multi polar neurons have more than one axon and a single dendrite
Pseudounipolar neurons are found in the dorsal horn

Question Ten
Calcium in skeletal muscle is released from
Sacroplasmic reticulm
T- tubules
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus

Question eleven
Which of the following cell types is not found in the skin
Merkel cell
Langehan cell
Goblet cell
Keratinocyle

Question Twelve
Which of the following is not a function of the complement system
Opsonisation
Anaphylaxis
Apoptosis
Chemotaxis

Question Thirteen
Which of the following is an example of a live attenuated vaccine?
BCG
Hepatitis B vaccine
Salk vaccine
Rabies vaccine

Question Fourteen
Which of the following cranial nerve carries parasympathetic fibres?
Optic
Oculomotor
Trodilear
Abducens

Question Fifteen
Which portion of the nephron absorbs the highest amount of Na+ ions
Collecting duct
Distal convoluted tubule
Thick ascending limb of loop of henle
Proximal convoluted tubule

SECTION II: SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Question Sixteen
State the lobes of the cerebral cortex and give the general function of each (5mks)

Question Seventeen
State the components of the reflex arc (5mks)

Question Eighteen
State the differences between adaptive and innate immunity (5mks)

Question Nineteen
Draw a well labeled diagram of antibody structure (10mks)

SECTION III: LONG ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Question Twenty
Discuss the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction (15mks)

Question Twenty One
Discuss the renal system under the following subtopics
Functional anatomy
Blood supply
Structure of the nephron
Countercurrent multiplies
Mechanism of action of ADH/vasopressin
(15mks)

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