Dear Students,
Tomorrow (27/1/11) is a practical session. The MES session will be on
7/2/11 immediately after CNY.
MES questions 2010/2011
1. A paramedic relieved the left calf muscle cramp of an athlete by
dorsiflexion of the left foot. Compare this reflex with a reflex that
occurs when an athlete stepped on a sharp object and ankle jerk
reflex.
2. Compare the clinical signs seen in the right arm of a patient who
had damage to his right upper limb nerve and a patient with spinal
cord transection at C6 after spinal shock.
3. A pianist is playing a piano during a concert. Describe the process
that occurs in this activity including the organs and tracts involved
and their functions. If she had an accident and damage the cerebellum
what are the abnormal movements seen. How does this differ with damage
to basal ganglia.
4. Explain the physiological responses with regards to temperature in
a man from the Arctic who went backpacking in the Sahara desert.
P/S: FOR TOMORROW PRACTICAL ,THE QUESTIONS ARE IN THE PHYSIOLOGY BOOKLET(YELLOW COLOUR) WHICH WE RECEIVED LAST SEM.
