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Examinat  ion  Qu  est  ions. 
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holic  fermentation.  (4)What  are  the  important  differences  in  the  condition 
needed  for  the  acetic  and  lactic  fermentations  ? 
F — (1)  Describe  Phenol  and  give  its  official  name  and  ordinary  sonrce.  (2) 
How  can  it  be  made  artificially  from  benzene  ?  (3)  Give  the  most  characteristic 
pharmaceutical  tests  for  identity.   (4)  How  is  "  phenacetiu  "  related  to  Fhenol  ? 
G — (1)  Describe  Ben/.aldehyde  and  give  its  official  name  and  earliest  source. 
(2)  How  can  it  be  made  artificially  from  benzene?  (3)  Give  the  most  charac- 
teristic pharmacopoeial  tests  for  its  identity.  (4)  Give  the  name  and  formula 
for  the  corresponding  phenol-aldehyde. 
H—{  1)  Please  give  an  outline  of  the  method  of  examination  for  poisons  in 
a  mixture  of  unknown  composition.  (2)  Mention  the  most  important  of  alka- 
loidal  reagents. 
/—  (1)  How  would  you  proceed  in  a  case  of  suspected  arsenic  poisoning?  (2) 
What  are  the  tests  which  enable  one  to  distinguish  arsenic  from  antimony  ?  (3) 
What  is  the  best  antidote  in  cases  of  arsenic  poisoning,  and  how  is  it  prepared? 
K- — (1)  State  the  important  determinations  to  be  made  in  the  analysis  of  a 
potable  water?  (2)  What  is  the  meaning  of  the  term  "albuminoid  ammonia," 
and  what  does  its  relative  amount  in  a  water  indicate  ?  (3)  How  are  the  deter- 
minations of  "  free  ammonia  "  and  "  albuminoid  ammonia  "  made? 
MATERIA  MEDIC  A. 
A — Opium. — (1)  Give  the  botanical  origin,  natural  order  and  habitat.  (2) 
State  the  manner  of  collection.  (3)  What  adulterations  are  sometimes  present? 
(4)  Briefly  outline  Hager's  test  for  adulterations.  (5)  Name  a  physiological 
antagonist.    (6)  Give  the  maximum  doses  of  opium,  morphine  and  codeine. 
B — Asafostida.  —  (1)  Give  the  botanical  origin,  natural  order  and  habitat. 
(2)  State  the  manner  of  collection.  (3)  Name  the  varieties.  (4)  What  per 
cent,  of  resin  should  it  yield ?  (5)  What  is  the  color  test  for  it?  (6)  What 
adulterations  are  often  present?  (7)  Name  its  constituents.  (8)  State  its 
medicinal  properties  and  dose. 
C — Natural  Order  Leguminosa. — (1)  Name  two  official  balsams  yielded  by 
plants  belonging  to  this  order.  (2)  State  the  manner  of  their  collection.  (3) 
Name  an  official  oleoresin  obtained  from  South  America.  (4)  Name  three 
commercial  varieties  of  it.  (5)  Give  official  name,  botanical  origin  and  habitat 
of  a  gum  which  is  a  degradation  product  of  the  cells  of  the  pith  and  medullary 
rays.  (6)  Name  two  official  extracts  or  inspissated  juices.  (6)  Which  one  of 
these  tinges  the  saliva  a  deep  red  ? 
D — Animal  Drugs.  —  (1)  Name  ten  official  drugs  of  animal  origin,  and  the 
animals  from  which  they  are  obtained.  (2)  Which  of  them  is  a  vesicant?  (3) 
Which  of  them  is  powerfully  odorous?  (4)  Which  of  them  yields  a  coloring 
principle?  (5)  Which  are  used  in  ointments ?  (6)  Which  are  enzymes ?  (7) 
Which  is  used  as  a  protective  ? 
PHYSIOLOGY. 
E — Bones  and  Articulation . — ( 1 )  Describe  briefly  the  structure  of  bone.  (2) 
Locate  the  femur.  (3)  With  what  bones  does  it  articulate?  (4)  Name  the 
kind  of  joints  by  which  it  is  articulated.  (5)  Locate  the  hyoid  bone.  (6) 
What  important  organ  is  joined  to  it  by  its  base  ?  (7)  Name  the  first  and  sec- 
ond vertebra.  (8)  How  are  the  movements  of  nodding  and  rotating  the  head 
accomplished  ? 
