ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
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take place in the teeth, up to five years old, as indicative of the 
age of the horse. 
4. Explain the pathology of the disease commonly called 
Grease; and state the causes which give rise to it, both predis- 
posing and exciting ; also the treatment to be pursued for its re- 
moval in the different stages met with. 
5. Explain the symptoms of Nephritis in the horse ; and name 
the causes which give rise to it, both predisposing and exciting. 
Charles Spooner, 
Professor of the Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology 
of the Horse. 
Silver Medal 
Certificate of Merit of the ), 
First Class. f 
Certificate of Merit of the ) 
Second Class. 1 
Mr. Thornton Hart. 
Mr. Charles Steel. 
Mr. John Gamgee. 
Section. 
Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology op the Ox, Sheep, &c. 
1. Describe the principal constituents of the Blood; explain 
the round of the circulation, naming the vessels immediately 
connected with the heart ; and also state the alterations the 
fluid undergoes while circulating, together with the causes and 
advantages of these changes. 
2. State the circumstances influencing the suppurative result 
of Inflammation ; and describe the formation and progress of an 
abscess. 
3. Point out the differences between the CEsophagus of the 
ox and horse ; and explain briefly the anatomy of the stomachs 
of the ox : also state the especial function of each, in the several 
processes of deglutition, rumination, and digestion. 
4. Name the symptoms of Choking in the ox ; say which in- 
dicate the greatest danger ; and describe the several operations 
required to afford relief in the different varieties of choking 
usually met with. 
5. Describe the structural anatomy of a portion of the Com- 
mon Integument, which is party coloured and very thinly 
covered with hair, — cut from the side of a pig. 
6. Name the different causes of Variola Ovina, and also the 
leading symptoms of the disease in its several stages : explain 
likewise the treatment, general and special, which should be 
