FIRST B.D.S
Paper I – GENERAL ANATOMY INCLUDING EMBRYOLOGY AND
HISTOLOGY
Time: Three hours
Maximum: 70 Marks
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
I. Essays:
2 x 15 = 30 Marks
1. Describe the anatomy of the tongue including its blood supply, lymph
drainage, nerve supply and development.
2. Describe the articular surface, ligaments, nerve supply, relations and
movements of the temporomandibular joint.
II. SHORT NOTES ON:
6 X 5 = 30 Marks
1. Otic ganglion.
2. Secretomotor pathway to parotid gland.
3. Facial artery.
4. Interpeduncular fossa.
5. Waldeyer’s ring.
6. Ansa cervicalis.
III. WRITE SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:
1. Contents of carotid triangle.
2. Name the muscles of larynx.
3. Transitional epithelium.
4. Histology of cerebral cortex.
5. Dental innervation.
5X 2 = 10 Marks
FIRST B.D.S
Paper II – GENERAL HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Time: Three hours
Maximum: 70 Marks
Answer Section A & B in SEPARATE Answer Books.
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
SECTION A
(HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY)
I. Essay:
1 x 15 = 15 Marks
1. Describe the heart circulation with the help of a diagram and explain the
mechanics of cardiac output. Describe ejection fraction.
II. Write Short Notes On: 3X 5 = 15 Marks
1. Functions of plasma proteins.
2. Milk ejection reflex.
3. Surfactant.
III. Short Answers questions: 3X 2 = 6 Marks
1. Two functions of kidney.
2. Two functions of synapse.
3. Two functions of gall bladder.
SECTION B
(BIOCHEMISTRY)
I. Essay:
1 x 15 = 15 Marks
1. Describe the biochemical functions, dietary requirement, sources and
deficiency manifestations of proteins.
II. Write Short Notes On: 3X 5 = 15 Marks
1. Glycogen storage diseases.
2. Specialised products from tyrosine.
3. Ketogenesis.
III. Short Answers questions:
1. Lipotropic factors.
2. Scurvy.
2X 2 = 4 Marks
FIRST B.D.S
Paper III – DENTAL ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY AND ORAL
HISTOLOGY
Time: Three hours
Maximum: 70 Marks
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
I. Essays:
2 x 15 = 30 Marks
1. Classify oral mucus membrane. Write in detail about histology of gingiva.
2. Write an essay about tooth development. Add a note on histological and
morphological differentiation of odontogenesis.
II. WRITE SHORT NOTES ON: 6 X 5 = 30 Marks
1. Histology of osteoclasts.
2. Reparative dentin.
3. Spill way spaces.
4. Compensatory curves.
5. Enumerate theories of eruption and write in detail about periodontal
ligament traction theory.
6. Difference between deciduous and permanent teeth.
III. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:
1. Active and passive eruption.
2. Haematoxilin and eosin stains.
3. Branches of mandibular nerve.
4. Von-ebner gland.
5. Tome’s process.
5X 2 = 10 Marks