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8. What do you know as to the position, shape, general structure, 

 and functions of the stomach ? Illustrate your answer by an appropriate 

 diagram, showing the relations of the stomach to other organs in the 

 neighbourhood. . (13) 



9. By what nervous structures are motor and sensory nerves brought into 

 connection with the spinal cord ? Is it possible for the muscles to move after 

 the cord has been severed, and if so, under what circumstances? (13) 



10. Make a rough drawing to show the means by which air pulsations can 

 reach the auditory nerves and cause the sensation of hearing. (13) 



DAY EXAMINATION PAPER, 1908. 



1. Describe the corpuscles which can be seen when a drop of human blood 

 is examined microscopically. What happens if the blood is diluted with 

 water? (12) 



2. What are the general differences between arteries, capillaries, and 

 veins as regards (a) their structure, and (b) the flow of the blood contained 

 in them ? (13) 



3. Describe the microscopic appearance of milk. To what substances 

 does milk owe its food value? What happens to milk when it is heated 

 to dryness so as to burn ? (12) 



4. Explain the terms : ball and socket, saddle, hinge, and pivot, as 

 applied to joints, giving an example of each kind. How are the movements 

 of joints limited, and what structures are present in a joint besides the 

 articulating bones ? (13) 



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

 stomach. How may its cavity be shut off from the contiguous portions of 

 the alimentary canal ? (12) 



6. Give a short account of the position, general structure, and use of 

 (l) the pharynx, (2) the pancreas, (3) the urinary bladder. (12) 



7. Describe the structures which enclose the cavity of the thorax. What 

 are the principal contents of this cavity ? (12) 



8. What is the mean temperature of the body in man as determined by 

 both a Fahrenheit and a Centigrade thermometer ? (Explain shortly why the 

 body temperature of man remains constant although the temperature of the 

 external air varies. In what groups of vertebrate animals does the temperature 

 vary with that of the surroundings ?) (13) 



9. Explain why the respiratory movements cease when the heart com- 

 pletely stops beating. What do you understand by the distinction which is 

 made between general death and local death ? (13) 



10. Describe the position, nature, and purpose of the retina. Can any 

 part of the retina be regarded as conspicuously different from the rest, and, 

 if so, in what way ? (12) 



EVENING EXAMINATION PAPER, 1908. 



1 . What are the more obvious differences between blood and lymph ? 

 Describe the physiological purpose of each of these fluids. (12) 



2. Describe, by means of an appropriate drawing, the distribution of the 

 successive portions of the alimentary canal, naming the principal parts. What 

 is the general nature of the tissues which compose its wall ? (12) 



3. Enumerate the food-stuffs of physiological importance which are con- 

 tained in bread and in milk. What alterations are produced in bread when 

 it is eaten and by what means are these brought about? (12) 



