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Senior Examination Payers, 1 890. 
6. Suppose that yon have to make a Road along a Valley, in which the 
strata strike along the valley, and dip in the same direction on both sides, on 
•which side would you prefer to make the Road ? Give your reasons for the 
choice. 
7. 'Write a brief essay on the Geology and Physical Geography of any 
large County in England, Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. Give one or more 
sketches and diagrams in illustration. 
8. What are the natural causes of the Eastern and South-eastern parts of 
England being distinguished for Agriculture, and of some other parts having 
many more Manufactures ? 
9. Define marl, shale, schist, slate, basalt, and granite. For what purposes- 
are these used ? Where in the British Isles are the last three found in 
abundance ? 
10. Mention some of the best districts for Sheep-walks, Grass-lands, and 
Corn-fields in England, and state the geological reasons for their existence. 
11. From what material is Lime obtained ? Describe the process and its 
results. In what does Hydraulic Lime differ from common or simple Lime ? 
12. Name and describe the Specimens on the Table. 
EXAMINATION IN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 
Maximum Number of Mabks, 100. Pass Number, 50. 
Saturday, May 17th, from 2 p.m. till Ip.rn. 
1. Describe the action of the saliva on the food ; name the chief sources of 
its supply, and the means by which it is conveyed into the mouth. 
2. Describe the process of chylification, and say in what part of the digestive 
system the chyle is chiefly deposited and how it is conveyed thence into the 
general circulation ; name also the blood-vessel into which it enters. 
3. Name the blood-vessels especially connected with the liver, and say in 
what essential particular its secretion differs from that of other glands ; also 
name the chief use of the secretion in the assimilation of the food. 
4. Give a general description of the circulation of the blood, and especially 
describe the changes which it undergoes in the systemic and pulmonic vessels. 
5. Name the several membranes which constitute the so-called coats of the 
stomach and intestines, and explain the physiological function of each. 
6. Describe the physiology of impregnation, noting especially the site where 
the process of development of the embryo commences. State also the period 
of utero-gestation in the cow, the ewe, and the pig. 
7. Name the chief indications of approaching parturition in a heifer, and 
state the absolute proofs that labour has commenced and the means by which 
the birth of a foetus is effected. 
8. Describe the general anatomy of the mammary gland — udder— of the 
cow, naming especially the vessels which convey the blood tb it for the 
secretion of milk and those which take back the unused blood into the general 
circulation. 
S). Give the names of the bones and other structures which arc combined 
in the formation of the foot of the ox. Name also the provision which exists 
for the growth of the hoof, and, as working oxen are frequently shod in some 
districts, state the structures which in nailing on the shoe must be carefully 
guarded against injury. 
10. In dishorning an ox name the several structures, in their natural order, 
which arc cut through ; also the connection which the cavities thus laid open 
have with otheTS normally existing both in horned and polled animals, anil 
not naturally exposed to the direct action of the air. Name also the ill-effecta 
which very often attend the operation. 
