EXAMINATION PAPERS 239 



DAY EXAMINATION PAPER, 1904. 



1 . What is seen when blood is viewed under a high-power microscope ? 

 Illustrate your answer by drawings. (12) 



2. Give an account of the structural arrangements by which all the blood 

 of the body is compelled to flow through the capillaries of the lungs. (12) 



3. What substances render bread valuable as an article of food ? How are 

 these substances altered by the process of digestion ? (13) 



4. Describe the form, situation, and blood-supply of the liver. State 

 shortly the functions of this organ. (12) 



5. What changes in the shape of the body occur when we respectively 

 breathe in and breathe out air ? How do you account for them ? (13) 



6. What are the most obvious general differences between muscles and 

 tendons? Explain by means of examples the meanings of the terms " flexion " 

 and "extension " as applied to various parts of the upper limb. (12) 



7. State shortly the position, general structure, and chief functions of (a) 

 the pancreas, (l>) the parotid gland, (<:) the duodenum, (d) the rectum. (12) 



8. Describe the general structure and function of the skin. What is the 

 physiological purpose of the increased perspiration and of the rapid breathing 

 which accompany severe muscular effort ? (13) 



9. Describe the parts of the eyeball which are traversed by rays of light, 

 illustrating your answer by appropriate drawings. How are the rays affected 

 in the passage? (12) 



10. If the brain of such an animal as the frog is completely removed, the 

 animal cannot feel, yet it will move a limb if one of the toes is pressed. How 

 do you account for this? What would be the effect of dividing the nerve of 

 this limb? (13) 



EVENING EXAMINATION PAPER, 1905. 



1. Describe, with the aid of appropriate drawings, the form and general 

 structure of the corpuscles of the blood. What is their chief function ? (12) 



2. What is a capillary system, and how is it connected with the larger 

 blood-vessels ? What is to be remarked about the walls of the capillaries, and 

 the flow of blood through them ? (13) 



3. Describe, by means of drawings, the structures displayed when the 

 mammalian heart is cut across the ventricles. What substances compose the 

 walls of the ventricles? (12) 



4. State the chief forms in which the chemical elements nitrogen and 

 carbon enter and leave the body ? What do you consider to be the purpose 

 of the changes which occur within the body in connection with the substances 

 containing carbon ? Give the reasons for your opinion on this point. (13) 



5. Describe the position, form, and general structure of the stomach, and 

 its relation to other parts of the alimentary canal. What changes in the food 

 take place in this organ ? (12) 



6. What structures form the walls of the thorax ? Explain how the form 

 of the thoracic cavity is changed during the act of inspiration, and show how 

 this change of form causes air to enter the lungs. (13) 



7. What is the pelvis ? What parts enter into its construction, and how 

 is it articulated with other bones? (12) 



8. Give a brief description of the situation, general form, and chief 

 functions of each of the following structures : (-z) the larynx, (b) the radius, 

 (c) the urinary bladder. (12) 



