Am. Jour.  Pliarru. 
May,  1898. 
Examination  Questions. 
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F—  Digestion. — ( r) Name  the  seven  stages.  (2)  Name  the  different  ferment 
principles  which  act  during  digestion,  the  organs  by  which  they  are  secreted, 
and  the  functions  of  each.  (3)  What  is  the  difference  between  chyme  and 
chyle?    What  are  the  uses  of  valvular  conniventes  ? 
G — The  Eye.—{i)  Name  the  three  coats,  and  state  the  functions  of  the  inner 
one.  (2)  Name  the  refracting  media.  (3)  What  are  the  functions  of  the  iris ? 
(4)  Name  two  mydriatic  drugs.  (5)  Name  two  myotic  drugs.  (6)  What  defect 
exists  in  myopic  eyes?    (7)  What  defect  exists  in  hypermetropic  eyes? 
PHYSIOLOGICAL  ACTION  OF  DRUGS. 
H — Antiseptics,  Anthelmintics,  etc. — (l)  State  the  meaning  of  the  terms, 
Aseptic,  Antizymotic,  Antiseptic  and  Germicide.  (2)  Give  an  illustration  of 
each.    (3)  Name  an  anthelmintic  flower  drug,  fruit  drug  and  rhizomic  drug, 
(4)  Name  a  tamifuge  bark  drug,  rhizome  drug,  and  seed  drug.  (5)  Name  two 
topical  sialagogues  and  two  general  or  systemic  sialagogues.  (6)  Name  an 
antisialagogue. 
I— Emetics,  Purgatives,  etc. — ( 1 )  Name  two  local  or  direct  emetics,  and 
two  general  or  systemic  emetics.  (2)  Name  two  antiemetics.  (3)  Name  a 
drug  which  increases  and  one  which  decreases  peristalsis.  (4)  Name  a  simple 
laxative  and  a  drastic  purgative.  (5)  Name  two  saline  cathartics.  (6)  Name 
two  cholagogue  purgatives.    (7)  Name  an  intestinal  astringent. 
K — Drugs  Acting  upon  the  Blood,  Heart,  etc. — (1)  Name  three  drugs 
which  alkalize  the  blood.  (2)  Name  two  haematinic  drugs.  (3)  Name  two 
which  are  haemostatics.    (4)  Name  a  vesicant,  a  pustulant  and  an  escharotic. 
(5)  What  effect  does  carbon  monoxide  have  upon  the  haemoglobin  of  the  blood? 
Give  also  that  produced  by  large  doses  of  antipyrin.  (6)  Name  two  cardiac 
tonics  which  increase  the  force  of  the  heart's  contraction,  and  decrease  the 
number  of  beats.  (7)  Name  two  cardiac  sedatives  which  lessen  the  force  and 
frequency  of  the  heart's  action. 
COMMITTEE. 
A — I^ead. — (1)  Give  Latin  name,  specific  gravity,  symbol  and  valence  of 
Lead.  (2)  Name  some  of  the  localities  from  which  it  is  obtained.  (3)  In 
what  combination  does  Lead  usually  exist  in  nature  ?  (4)  What  process  is 
generally  used  in  separating  it  from  this  combination?  (5)  Name  three  com- 
pounds formed  by  Lead  with  oxygen,  giving  their  symbols.  (6)  What  is  the 
most  important  soluble  salt  of  Lead?  (7)  Write  the  chemical  formula  and 
give  the  official  name  of  White  Lead.  (8)  Outline  the  process  for  "  Goulard's 
Extract,"  name  the  salt  and  percentage  of  it  contained  in  the  extract.  (9) 
Give  two  tests  for  the  compounds  of  Lead.  (10)  Name  two  official  prepa- 
rations containing  Goulard's  Extract  and  give  the  ingredients  of  each. 
B — (1)  What  are  Alkaloids  chemically?  (2)  What  elements  do  they  all  con- 
tain? (3)  How  do  volatile  alkaloids  differ  physically  from  non-volatile  alka- 
loids ?  How  do  they  differ  chemically  ?  (4)  How  do  Alkaloids  differ  from  their 
salts  as  to  solubility  in  water?  (5)  Mention  one  or  more  reagents  by  which 
Alkaloids  are  precipitated  from  their  solutions.  (6)  What  termination  does 
the  official  nomenclature  of  Alkaloids  require  ?  In  English?  In  Latin  ?  (7) 
Name  three  (3)  official  drugs  yielding  Alkaloids.  (S)  Name  the  Alkaloid 
obtained  from  each  of  these  drugs.  (9)  Give  the  dose  of  each.  (10)  Name 
two  Alkaloids  classed  as  mydriatics. 
