EXAMINATION PAPERS 24! 



articles of food. What happens if you heat albumin and sugar respectively 

 so as to char them ? (12) 



4. What is the average rate of breathing per minute ? Give the general 

 composition of the atmosphere and of the expired air respectively. How 

 would you show the peculiar characters of the latter? (13) 



5. Describe the general structure, position and chief functions of (a) the 

 parotid glands, (l>) the pancreas, (c) the liver. (12) 



6. What groups of bones are present in the palm of the hand and the 

 digits ? Explain how it is possible for the hand to turn round, and for the 

 thumb to meet each of the finger tips. (13) 



7. What is the temperature of the body as determined (a) by the Fahrenheit 

 thermometer, (b) by the Centigrade thermometer ? How does it come about 

 that this temperature remains steady whether we are living in summer heat 

 or in winter cold ? (13) 



8. Describe the position, general structure and functions of the diaphragm, 

 illustrating your answer by appropriate drawings. (13) 



9. What nervous structures are concerned in reflex actions ? Give two 

 examples of such actions ? (12) 



10. Make a drawing to show the general position of the various structures 

 contained in the eyeball. What is the blind spot, and why is it blind ? (12) 



DAY EXAMINATION PAPER, 1906. 



1. Compare the appearances presented when a drop of blood and a drop 

 of milk are spread out on each of two slides and examined under the 

 microscope? (12) 



2. Describe the right side of the human heart, stating precisely what 

 blood vessels are connected with it. In what respects does the blood on the 

 left side of the heart differ from that on the right side? (12) 



3. What substances make milk, bread, butter, potatoes, meat, and eggs 

 valuable articles of food ? (13) 



4. Describe the situation of the small intestine, naming its various parts. 

 What changes do the food principles undergo in this structure, and by what 

 agents are they produced ? (12) 



5. Explain by appropriate diagrams the mechanism by which we are 

 enabled to take a deep breath. Supposing that a hole existed between the 

 ribs on the left side, how would this affect the mechanism ? Explain any effect 

 which you describe. (13) 



6. Describe the general disposition of the various groups of vertebrae, and 

 the mode in which the vertebral column is related (a) to the skull and (b) 

 to the pelvis. (12) 



7. Make a drawing to show the shape and relative positions of the kidneys, 

 ureters, and bladder. What forms of tissue are present in these structures ? 



(12) 



8. Describe the position, general structure, and chief functions of (a) the 

 portal vein, (b) the radius, (c) the parotid glands. (12) 



9. What are the general structure and functions of the skin, and how do 

 these differ from those found in the lining of the mouth? (13) 



10. Can any movements be produced in the brainless frog, and if so, by 

 what means ? How would such movements differ from those which occur in 

 the normal animal ? (13) 



