| 1. | Describe as accurately as you can the structure of a "long bone," such as the thigh-bone. How does a dry bone differ from the same bone as it occurs in the living body? |
| 2. | What is a muscle? What is meant by "muscular contraction?" In what ways may a muscle be made to contract, and how may a muscle in a living animal be made incapable of contracting at the will of its owner? |
| 3. | A person has for his breakfast an egg, with salt, bread and butter, and a glass of milk; what changes will these substances undergo in the different parts of his alimentary canal? |
| 4. | Describe the course which would be taken by a blood corpuscle in passing from the left ventricle to the capillaries of the stomach and back again? |
| 5. | How is the pulse caused? Do the pulse-beats in the temple, wrist, and ankle take place simultaneously or not? Give reasons for your answer. |
| 6. | How does the blood going to a muscle differ from that leaving it? How does the blood going to the lungs differ from that leaving them? Mention the cause of the change in each case.page break.gif) |
| 7. | Give an account of the structure and the functions of the skin. |
| 8. | Describe the eye, mentioning the functions of the various parts, and drawing a diagram to illustrate the formation of an image on the retina. |
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