Paper-A (Foundation and Blood module)

Foundation Blood
Subject No. of Topics from where Qs to be No. of Topics from where Qs to be made Total
MCQs made MCQs
Gross Anatomy 12 1. Anatomy & its sub branches 1 1. Introduction to hematopoietic 13
2. Cell structure and its system
Organelles 2. Gross anatomy of
3. Nuclear structure & hematopoietic system
components 3. Embryology/ Developmental
4. Cell division Anatomy of lymphoid tissue
5. Mitosis
6. Meiosis
7. Organization of human body
8. Anatomical terms
9. Classification of Bones
10. Cartilage
11. Introduction to Joints
12. Muscles
13. Skin / Integumentary system
14. Skin (dermis & epidermis)
Skin creases, Nails, Hairs,
Glands (Sebaceous & sweat)
15. Lymphatic system
16. Lymphatic system
composition (lymph vessels,
lymphatic tissue),
Movement of lymph
17. Nervous system
18. Divisions (central &
peripheral and somatic &
autonomic), Cranial & spinal
nerves, Dermatomes &
Myotome Formation of a
spinal nerve, Plexus
19. Autonomic Nervous system
Sympathetic.
parasympathetic nervous
system
20. Membranes
21. Mucous membranes Serous
membranes
Histology 10 1. Basic Body tissue 4 1. Histology of lymphoid tissues 14
2. Definition of tissue
3. Epithelial tissue
4. Connective tissue
5. Epithelial tissues
6. Classification of epithelium
7. General characteristics and
Functions of epithelium
8. Glandular Epithelium
9. Epithelial Cell Surface
Specialization
10. Structure & Function Of
Basement Membrane
11. Connective tissue
Embryology 15 1. Introduction To Embryology 0 15
2. Spermato-Genesis
3. Oogenesis
4. Transport Of Gametes
5. Female reproductive cycle
6. Fertilization –Events
7. Fertilization –Clinical
Correlates Cleavage &
Blastocyst Formation
8. Implantation & Its
Abnormalities
9. Amniotic cavity
10. Events Of 2nd Week Of
Development
11. Events of 3rd Week Of
Development
Physiology 10 1. Physiology and its sub 22 1. Introduction to Blood 32
branches 2. Red Blood Cells
2. Cell membrane physiology 3. Red Blood Cells Genesis
3. Homeostasis Erythropoiesis
4. Membrane potential 4. Erythropoitin
5. Movements of cell 5. Anemia
6. Depolarization & 6. Polycythemia
Repolarization 7. White Blood Cells
8. Reticulo-endothelial
(Monocyte-Macrophage)
system
9. Inflammation
10. Abnormal leukocyte counts/
Leukemia
11. Introduction to immunity
12. Immune system
13. Immune response
14. Humoral and cell mediated
immunity
15. Complement system
16. Immunity: extremes of ages
17. Allergy & Hypersensitivity
18. Introduction to hemostasis
19. Blood Coagulation
20. Bleeding disorders
21. Thrombotic disorders
22. Blood Grouping
23. transfusion reactions
24. Erythroblastosis fetalis
25. Major histocompatibility
complex
Biochemistry 14 1. Cell 12 1. Hemoglobin (Formation of 26
2. Physio chemical topics Heme, Porphyrias, Heme
3. Chemistry of degradation.)
carbohydrates 2. Thalassemia
4. Nucleotides and Nucleic 3. Hemoglobinopathies
acids 4. Immunoglobulins
5. Water soluble vitamins
 Pathology 2 1. Introduction to pathology 4 1. Anemia’s of diminished 6
and its implication in erythropoiesis
medicine 2. Hemolytic anemia’s
2. Cell injury
3. Necrosis
Pharmacology 1 1. Introduction to 1 1. Drug treatment of anemia’s 2
pharmacology and its role in 2. Coagulation modifying drug
modern medicine
2. Routes of administration of
drugs
3. Transmembrane Drug
Transport
4. Receptor and cellular basis
Community 1 1. Introduction to community 2 1. Epidemiology of blood borne 3
medicine Medicine and its diseases
implication 2. Vaccinology
2. Determinants of health
3. Disease causation
4. Chain of infection
5. Levels of prevention
Forensic 0 1 1. Medico-legal importance of 1
medicine blood groups
PRIME 5 1. Introduction to 3 1. Definition of motivation 8
professionalism, and its & its types
attributes 2. Stress and its
2. Introduction to management
Bioethics; Describe 3. Coping skills and
different types, and Defence mechanism
components of Bio
ethics
3. Bio-Psycho-Social
model of health care
4. Importance of
behavioral sciences in
health.
5. Attitudes in health
professionals, and
factors affecting them.
6. Definition of attention
and concentration, and
factors affecting them
7. Definition of
personality, and factors
affecting them
8. Introduction to
research, its purpose
and background
9. Different types of
research
10. Differences between
leadership and
management
Total 70 50 120
* distribution of MCQs are based on a ratio of 1.7:1 (158:93) between 2 modules