cxliv Senior Examination : Syllabus of Subjects. 
VIII. GEOLOGY. 
Nature and objects of Geological Science. 
Chief minerals entering into the composition of rocks. 
Origin and composition of rocks. 
General principles of the classification of rocks. 
Subdivisions ot the stratified rocks, and their geographical distribution 
in the British Islands. 
Geological distribution of Fossils. 
Characteristic Fossils of the Chief Formations. 
The different kinds of soils, their origin and formation. 
Relation of Strata to water supply and drainage. 
Origin of springs. 
The various mineral manures, their characters and mode of occurrence. 
The weathering and disintegration of rocks. 
Permeable and impermeable rocks. 
Different kinds of building stones and road materials. 
Distribution of the various economical substances. 
N.B. — Candidates tvill be required to give the names of rocks, minerals, and 
fossils. 
IX. ANATOMY AND ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. 
Classification of the animal kingdom as applied to Domesticated 
Animals. 
Comparative osteology of the animals of the farm, inclusive of the 
arrangement of the bones in the formation of the skeleton. 
Composition, structure, and use of bone, cartilage, ligament, and tendon. 
The formation and classification of joints. 
Structure and function of muscle, voluntary and involuntary. 
General anatomy of the brain and nervous system. Voluntary and 
involuntary motion. 
Structure and functions of the circulatory organs in Mammals. Heart, 
arteries, capillaries, veins. 
Composition and properties of the blood, chyle, and lymph. 
Structure and function of the several organs of respiration. Animal 
heat. Normal and abnormal temperature. 
General structure of the reproductive organs — male and female. 
Impregnation, pregnancy, and parturition of domesticated animals. 
Leading peculiarities in the digestive organs of the different classes of 
animals. 
Development and structure of teeth. Dentition as indicating the age of 
animals of the farm. 
Appropriation of food and water by the processes of digestion, assimila- 
tion, absorption, and nutrition. Secretory and excretory organs. 
Disposal of excess of nutritive matter ; waste of body, how effected and 
how repaired. 
Structure and functions of the integumental parts of the body. Skin, 
mucous membrane, and horny substance. 
Structure and functions of the organs of sight and hearing. 
N.B. — The knowledge of Anatomical facts and Physiological principles re- 
quired of candidates in this sectiu7i is 7iot more than may be acquired hy 
the thorough mastery of elementary treatises which include the mbjectt 
above prescribed. 
