Code No: R05321004 Set No.

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is a bio-amplifier? Describe the important features of a bio-amplifier.

(b) What are the requirements of Bioelectric amplifiers. [8+8]

2. (a) Explain the characteristics of a cell.

(b) Explain about polarized cell with resting potential and depolarized cell during
an action potential. Explain how action potentials are propagated through
the cell.
[6+10]

3. (a) With a neat constructional diagram and equivalent circuit explain the function
of skin surface electrodes.
(b) List out different types of electrodes and give their applications. [8+8]

4. (a) Bring out the relation between the electrical and mechanical activities of the
heart.
(b) Describe in detail about a heart- lung machine. [10+6]

5. (a) What are the properties of an ideal ECG recording machine?

(b) Describe normal electro cardio graphic waveforms and intervals. [8+8]

6. What are the different audiovisual alarms of haemodialysis machines? Describe

them briefly. [16]

7. Do electric signals in the brain exist? What is a central nervous system? What is
EEG? Describe how it can be obtained. [8+8]

8. (a) With a neat sketch ,give the lung volume graph and indicate the different
parameters such as vital capacity, residual volume, etc.
(b) Explain how paediatric ventilators differ from adult ventilators. [8+8]

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Code No: R05321004 Set No. 2
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Discuss in detail about static characteristics of medical instruments.

(b) With a neat circuit diagram explain the principle of operation of an instru-
mentation amplifier. Also derive the expression for voltage gain (AV) of an
instrumentation amplifier. [6+10]

2. (a) With a neat sketch explain the function of nerve cell.

(b) What is meant by central nervous system? Explain the different parts of it
and their activity. [8+8]

3. (a) Explain different types of bio-potential electrodes used in the measurement of

bio electric events.
(b) Discuss about various errors caused by the electrodes in the measurement of
the body potentials. How to reduce these errors? [8+8]

4. (a) With neat sketches describe a cardiac cycle.

(b) Explain in detail about physiology of heart. [8+8]

5. Draw the block diagram of an ECG machine and explain the function of each block.
Also indicate the front panel controls. [16]

6. What are the different types of artificial kidneys? Draw the diagram of artificial
kidney and label different parts. [8+8]

7. (a) What are the qualitative requirements of an EEG amplifier?

(b) Why and where EMG is used? [8+8]

8. (a) With a neat sketch ,give the lung volume graph and indicate the different
parameters such as vital capacity, residual volume, etc.
(b) Explain how paediatric ventilators differ from adult ventilators. [8+8]

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Code No: R05321004 Set No. 3
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. (a) What is a bio-amplifier? Describe the important features of a bio-amplifier.

(b) What are the requirements of Bioelectric amplifiers. [8+8]

2. (a) What are resting and action potentials?

(b) With a neat sketch explain the relationship between the action potential and
muscle contraction. [6+10]

3. (a) Explain different types of bio-potential electrodes used in the measurement of

bio electric events.
(b) Discuss about various errors caused by the electrodes in the measurement of
the body potentials. How to reduce these errors? [8+8]

4. (a) Bring out the relation between the electrical and mechanical activities of the
heart.
(b) Describe in detail about a heart- lung machine. [10+6]

5. (a) Explain the different wave segments of electro cardiogram. What do these
correspond to?
(b) Describe the operation of equipment used for obtaining electro cardiogram.
[8+8]

6. (a) What are the causes of acute renal failure? Describe briefly how to investigate
acute renal failure.
(b) What is meant by haemoperfusion? [10+6]

7. (a) With a neat sketch, explain how EMG can be used to measure conduction
velocities, change in the paralysis.
(b) Explain how muscle conduction velocities change in the case of paralysis.[8+8]

8. Explain the procedure to be adopted for performance evaluation of ventilators.[16]

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Code No: R05321004 Set No. 4
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the importance of measurements in a biomedical instrumentation sys-

tem.
(b) With a neat block diagram explain about various components present in a
biomedical instrumentation system. [8+8]

2. (a) Explain the function of a cell with a neat structural diagram. Also explain its
various constituents.
(b) Describe the different ways of transport of ions through the cell membrane.
[8+8]

3. (a) Explain the constructional features of micro electrodes and mention a few
applications of these electrodes.
(b) Bring out the differences between the external and internal electrodes. Give
examples. [8+8]

4. (a) Bring out the relation between the electrical and mechanical activities of the
heart.
(b) Describe in detail about a heart- lung machine. [10+6]

5. Draw the block diagram of an ECG machine and explain the function of each block.
Also indicate the front panel controls. [16]

6. Mention the types of defibrillators. Explain the safety aspects to be followed while
using defibrillator. [16]

7. Write the characteristics of EEG potentials, give frequency ranges of α, β, γ and δ

rhythms. Show how frequency and amplitude of EEG recordings changes. What is
evoked response study? Explain with schematic block diagram the function of an
EEG machine? [16]

8. What are the ventilators, which is the best one and what are the criteria for selec-
tion? [16]

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