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 EXAMINATION FOR M.D. McGILL COLLEGE, Session 1853-54. 
 Materia Medica — Examiner, Dr. Hall. 
 
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 What are the cUfTerent varie- 
 ties of camphor? 
 
 Where is it obtained? 
 
 From what is it obtained ? 
 
 In Avhat condition does it exist 
 in the tree ? 
 
 How is it separated ? 
 
 In which of the varieties docs 
 it exist in solid masses ? 
 
 7 How are these sought lor, and 
 
 separated ? 
 
 8 What is camphor ? 
 
 9 What is its action on the sys- 
 
 tem ? 
 
 10 What is its dose ? 
 
 11 In what proportion is it soluble 
 
 in water ? 
 
 12 What is it aqueous solution call- 
 
 ed J 
 
 13 Is it soluble in alcohol ? 
 
 14 What is this solution called ? 
 
 15 What is the strength of cam- 
 
 phorated spirit ? 
 
 16 How may artificial camphor be 
 
 made? 
 
 17 What volatile oils are used in 
 
 medicine ? 
 
 18 For what purposes are they ge- 
 
 nerally used ? 
 
 19 What are the characters of vol- 
 
 atile oils ? 
 
 20 Are fixed oils soluble in alcohol ? 
 
 21 What are the exceptions to this 
 
 rule ? 
 
 22 What natural family of plants 
 
 is remarkable for containing 
 a large quantity of volatile oil ? 
 
 23 Mention some of the plants be- 
 
 longing to]the family Labiata; ? 
 
 24 Are cloves derived from this 
 
 fixmily ? 
 
 25 From what are they obtained ? 
 
 26 From what part of the world 
 
 are they brought ? 
 
 27 What part of the plant is the 
 
 clove ? 
 
 28 How can good cloves be distin- 
 
 guished ? 
 
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 37 
 
 What effects' would be produced 
 by swallowing two ounces of 
 oil of cloves? 
 
 What treatment would be re- 
 quired in such a case ? 
 
 3 1 Would you think purgatives be- 
 
 neficial? 
 
 32 Why not ? 
 
 33 Of what officinal preparation 
 
 does oil of cloves form an es- 
 sential ingredient ? 
 
 34 What is its use in that prepara- 
 
 tion ? 
 What arc the other ingredients 
 
 of the compound colocynth 
 
 pill? 
 What is colocynth ? 
 To what natural family does 
 
 the plant belong ? 
 
 38 What is the action of colocynth 
 
 on the system ? 
 
 39 To what class of cathartics does 
 
 it belong ? 
 
 40 W^hat is iis dose ? 
 
 41 What is its active principle 1 
 
 42 On which of the coats of the in 
 
 testine does it act ? 
 '3 What are the preparations of 
 colocynth ? 
 
 44 What is soammony ? 
 
 45 Is it a gum, a resin, or a gum 
 resin ? 
 
 How may good scammony be 
 
 known ? 
 What is its dose ? 
 
 48 How many kinds of aloes are 
 
 there ? 
 
 49 Which of these is the best? 
 
 50 Whence is socotrine aloes ob- 
 tained ? 
 
 How can it bo distinguished 
 from the other varieties ? 
 
 What is the colour of its pow- 
 der ? 
 
 What are the preparations of 
 aloes? 
 54 On what part of the alimentary 
 canal does aloes act ? 
 
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55 On wliat does this peculiarity 
 
 depend ? 
 
 56 By what means can aloes by 
 
 rendered more sohible ? 
 
 57 Would you give aloes in a case 
 
 of hajniorrhoids 1 
 
 58 Why not] 
 
 59 What are luemorrhoids ? 
 
 60 What would be produced by the 
 
 action of nitric acid on aloes ? 
 
 61 How were purgatives ibrmerlv 
 
 divided ] 
 
 Institutes of Medicmc- 
 
 1 Wliat is Cuvier's division of the 
 
 an:mal kingdom 1 
 
 2 Describe the nervous system of 
 
 the Radiata. 
 
 3 Point out the analogy between 
 
 this and the nervous system 
 of man. 
 
 4 Describe the nervous system of 
 
 the Mollusca. 
 
 5 Point out the analogy as before. 
 
 6 Describe the nervous system of 
 
 the Articulata, and also point 
 out the analogy. 
 
 7 If the nervous systems of the 
 
 Mollusca and the Articulata 
 were conjoined, what would 
 still be wanting to make up 
 the nervous system of man ? 
 S What is meant by a nervous 
 centre ? 
 
 9 What are the nervous centres 
 in man 1 
 
 10 What are the functions of ner- 
 
 vous centres? 
 
 1 1 Describe the anatomy of the 
 
 spinal cord. 
 
 12 How do its nerves arise ? 
 
 13 Which of the roots is continuous 
 
 with the grey matter of the 
 cord ? 
 
 14. What other peculiarity has the 
 posterior root ? 
 
 15 How many spinal nerves arc 
 
 there ? 
 
 16 What are the theories regardino- 
 
 the central terminations of the 
 s]>inal nerves ? 
 
 62 What was a purgative called 
 
 which operated upon tjie 
 whole length of the alimentary 
 canal ? ^ 
 
 63 Of what general ])lan of treat- 
 
 ment does purgation form an 
 important i)art "? 
 Gl la what diseases, then, will 
 purgatives be parlicularlv use- 
 ful ? 
 
 65 In what way do purgatives 
 prove useful in inliannaation 1 
 
 Examiner, Bi. FnASEu. 
 
 17 Which of these theories is 
 supposed to be the correct 
 one ? 
 
 18 What is the proof that some of 
 
 the nerves terminate in the 
 cord ? 
 
 19 What is the proof that some 
 
 are continued on to the brain ? 
 
 20 What, then, are the functions 
 
 of the spinal cord ? 
 
 21 What is the usual stimulus by 
 
 which the muscles are called 
 into action ? 
 
 22 What functions arc especially 
 
 under the control of the spinal 
 system ? 
 
 23 What is the structure of a ner- 
 
 vous centre 1 
 24. What is the shape of 1 ' > nerve 
 vesicles 1 
 
 25 How many kinds of nerve fibres 
 
 are there? 
 
 26 Describe each variety. 
 
 27 In what do they cssentiallv 
 
 differ ? ^ 
 
 28 Of what is the axis cylinder 
 
 supposed to consist ? 
 
 29 Of what, the white substance of 
 
 SchAvann ? 
 
 30 What is the use of the latter? 
 
 31 Do bloodvessels enter the 
 
 neurilemma ? 
 
 32 Describe the diflercnt central 
 
 terminations of nerves. 
 
 33 Descril)e their peripheral ter- 
 
 minations. 
 

 Anatm7ii/— Examiner, Dr. Bruneau. 
 
 1 What aro tlm difteront tunics of 
 
 tlio rye-l)a!l 1 
 
 2 What is the structure of the 
 
 Sclerotic 1 
 
 3 Of the Choroid ? 
 
 4 Of the Retinal 
 
 5 What is the shape of the 
 
 Cornea? 
 
 6 What are its kiyers ? 
 
 7 What are the humours of the 
 
 eyp] 
 
 8 What are the limits of the 
 
 acjuoous humour 1 
 
 9 How is it divided ? 
 
 10 What IS the origin of the optic 
 
 nerve '? 
 
 11 What name is given to the 
 
 junction of the two nerves 1 
 
 12 What is that portion called 
 
 which is situated between the 
 origin of the nerve and the 
 commissure 1 
 
 13 How are the fibres distributed 
 
 within the commissure 1 
 
 14 How do the optic nerves pass 
 
 into the orbit ? 
 
 15 Is there anything peculiar about 
 
 the sheath of dura mater which 
 surrounds the optic nerves I 
 
 16 Does the nerve enter the central 
 
 axis of the globe of the eye? 
 
 17 How does it pierce the sclerotic 1 
 
 18 Describe the superior oblique 
 
 muscle of the eye. 
 
 19 Describe the inferior oblique. 
 
 20 What muscles arc supplied by 
 
 the third ner-j^e 1 
 
 21 What nerve supplies the exter- 
 
 nal rectus? 
 
 22 What nerve supplies the supe- 
 
 rior oblique. ? 
 
 23 Where dues the fourth nerve 
 
 arise ? 
 
 24 AViiat is peculiar about it ? 
 
 25 Where does the fifth nerve 
 
 arise ? 
 
 26 How far can this tract be trac- 
 
 ed? 
 
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 27 What is peciiiar about the pos- 
 terior root? 
 
 Describe the course of the 
 nerve. 
 
 What is the shape of the Cas- 
 serian ganglion ? 
 
 How does it divide ? 
 
 What course docs the ophth- 
 almic take ? 
 
 32 Which of the branches passes 
 
 between the heads of the ex- 
 ternal rectus ? 
 
 33 Describe tlie lachrymal branch . 
 
 34 With what nerves do the termi- 
 
 nal filaments communicate 1 
 
 35 Describe the course of the supe- 
 rior maxillary nerve. 
 
 Wliat are its bionches in the 
 sphono-maxillary fossa ? 
 
 In the infra-orbital canal ? 
 
 On the face ? 
 
 With what branches do they 
 communicate ? 
 
 40 Describe the femoral artery. 
 
 41 By what is it covered superi- 
 
 orly ? 
 
 42 By what inferiorly ? 
 
 43 What branches does it give off 
 
 at its upper part ? 
 
 44 Of what artery is the deep epi- 
 
 gastric a branch ? 
 
 45 Describe its course. 
 
 46 What is its relation to the inter- 
 
 nal abdominal ring? 
 48 Where is the profunda given 
 otr? 
 
 What are its branches ? 
 
 What muscles form ^the fibrous 
 sheath for the femoral artery ? 
 
 What branch is given off in 
 this sheath ? 
 
 Describe the rectus femoris 
 muscle. 
 
 What other muscles are insert- 
 ed into tlie pateUa? 
 
 What kind of a bone is the pa- 
 tella ? 
 
 Where are those muscles in- 
 setted in the foetus ? 
 
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 Surgery — Examii 
 
 1 What kind of nn urliculution is 
 
 the knee joint? 
 
 2 Is it frequently dislocated ? 
 
 3 What arc its dislocations/ 
 
 4 Are they generally complete or 
 
 jKirtial ? 
 
 5 To wliat does this joint owe its 
 
 great strength / 
 
 6 Which of its ligaments are most 
 
 powerful in preventing dis- 
 location ? 
 
 7 What kind of an articulation is 
 
 the hip joint ? 
 
 8 Describe its ligaments. 
 
 9 What are its dislocations? 
 
 10 What arc the symptoms of dis- 
 
 location upon the dorsum ilii ? 
 
 11 Hov/ do these differ from those 
 
 of fracture of the ucck of the 
 femur f 
 
 12 How would you examine for 
 
 crepitus in a case of suspected 
 fracture ? 
 
 13 What are symptoms of disloca- 
 
 tion into the obturator fora- 
 men? 
 14. What is the essential difference 
 between the symptoms of this 
 dislocation and those of the 
 former. 
 
 15 What causes the bending for- 
 
 wards of the body ? 
 
 16 What is hernia? 
 
 17 What is commonly meant by 
 
 hernia? 
 
 18 How is hernia divided ? 
 
 19 What are the symptoms of re- 
 
 ducible inguinal hernia? 
 
 20 What is the character of the tu- 
 
 mor when it contains omentum 
 
 21 What, when it contains intestine 
 
 22 How could you distinguish each 
 
 when returning it ? 
 
 23 What arc the symptoms of 
 
 strangulated hernia ? 
 
 24. What name is given to the pro- 
 cess of reducing a hernia ? 
 
 25 What is the corcmon termina- 
 tion of strangulated hernia if 
 unreduced ? 
 
 lor, Dr. Campbell. 
 
 2G What is the result when the 
 tumor sloughs ? 
 
 27 What means should bo employ- 
 
 ed for reducing a strangulated 
 hernia before having recourao 
 to the operation ? 
 
 28 WhaLare the boundaries of the 
 
 femoral ring? 
 
 29 Where is the stricture situated 
 
 in femoral hernia? 
 
 30 In wliat direction would you 
 
 cut in operating? 
 
 31 What artery may sometimes 
 
 come in the way of the knife ? 
 
 32 From what artery is the obtu- 
 
 rator generally given off? 
 
 33 What other artery frequently 
 
 gives off the obturator ? 
 31. What courses may it take to 
 reach the obturator foramen ? 
 
 35 Which of these exposes it to tho 
 
 knife of the operator ? 
 
 36 How would you avoid wound- 
 
 ing it in such a case ? 
 
 37 What is meant by concussion 
 
 of the brain? 
 
 38 Describe a case of concussion. 
 
 39 What should be done in the 
 
 first stage ? 
 
 40 Why should the head be shaved 
 4il What is to be feared in the se- 
 cond stage ? 
 
 42 What symptoms would indicate 
 
 excessive reaction or incipient 
 inflammation i 
 
 43 What is an ulcer ? 
 
 44 By what is it caused ? 
 
 45 What always precedes or ac- 
 
 companies it ? 
 
 46 What is the general division of 
 
 ulcers ? 
 
 47 How arc those not tending to 
 
 heal, subdivided ? 
 
 48 What are the characters of an 
 
 indolent ulcer ? 
 
 49 In whom are thoy generally 
 
 found ? 
 
 50 What treatment do they require 
 
 51 Is it absolutely necessary that 
 
 rest be maintained after the 
 
 o 
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iilfor 1ms been proporlv stmn- 
 pcd? » i ^ I 
 
 What should bo the constitu- 
 
 tioiml treutiiaeiit ? 
 Whiit diet would you recom- 
 
 niend ? 
 54. What nre the characters of an 
 
 irntuble ulcer ] 
 
 52 
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 55 Where arc they most froqiiciit- 
 ly situated 1 
 
 56 Is till- jmin of these ulcers uni- 
 form Hud constant? 
 
 57 I low must these ulcers be 
 treated ] 
 
 58 What lotions may be used to 
 relieve the pain ? 
 
 C/^e;n^^!^ry— Examiner, Dr. Sutheuland. 
 
 2 
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 What is volatile oil of oitter 
 
 almonds? 
 By what process is it obtained ? 
 Does it exist already formed in 
 
 the almond kernels { 
 
 4 How, then, is it formed ? 
 
 5 Is it intro when first obtained ? 
 
 6 What substances docs it con- 
 
 tain ? 
 
 7 Does it contain nitronren ? 
 
 8 What other proximate principle 
 
 allied to this, is obtained from 
 the organic kingdom ? 
 
 9 Does Benzoic acid also contain 
 
 the radical Benzule ? 
 
 10 What are the characters of 
 
 Benzoic acid ? 
 
 1 1 From what is it obtained ? 
 
 12 By what process? 
 
 iutical 2)re- 
 
 13 lu what 
 paration 
 
 14. 
 
 "ed ? 
 
 acid 
 
 'Osited 
 
 Frorr w, • 
 derived '< 
 
 15 Inwhatcoi 
 
 in the wint 
 
 16 What is this depob.u ^^..ed ? 
 
 17 In what condition does it exist 
 
 in the grape ? 
 
 18 Is it deposited from new wine? 
 
 19 Why is it deposited after fer- 
 
 mentation ? 
 
 20 Describe the process by which 
 
 the acid is isolated. 
 
 21 What are tiie products of the 
 
 destructive distillation of 
 wood ? 
 
 22 Mention the liquid products. 
 
 23 What is pyroligueous acid ? 
 24. For what is it ep-ployed ? 
 
 25 What are the otner names for 
 Methyhc alcohol ? 
 
 26 What radical docs it contain ? 
 
 27 Is it suscei)tiblo of the same 
 
 transformations as ordinary 
 alcohol? 
 
 28 Mention all Miat series of radi- 
 
 cals. 
 
 29 In wha* does Acetyl differ from 
 
 Ethyl ? 
 
 30 Is it a derivative of Ethyl ? 
 
 3 1 By what means is it derived ? 
 
 32 How is alcohol converted into 
 
 acetic acid ? 
 
 33 Docs the action take place 
 
 spontaneously ? 
 .34. How is it induced? 
 
 35 How many equivalents of oxy- 
 
 gen, then, does acetic acid 
 contain? 
 
 36 How many are contained in 
 
 alcohol ? 
 
 37 What isEthal? 
 
 38 From what is it obtained ? 
 
 39 What radical is ccMtained in it ? 
 
 4.0 What is Glycerine ? 
 
 4.1 With what is it comxbined ? 
 
 42 What are the relative propor- 
 
 tio .s of acid and base. 
 
 43 What names are given to these 
 
 compounds respectively ? 
 
 44 How may glycerine be separa- 
 
 ted from the acids ? 
 
 45 What is this process called ? 
 
 46 Describe the process for isola- 
 
 ting glycerine. 
 
 47 What are the elements of fats 1 
 
 48 Are fats nutritious I 
 
 49 Are they sufficient alone lo sup- 
 
 port lile ? 
 
 50 What else is necessary ? 
 
 51 Is azotized food alone, suffici- 
 
 ent to supix)rt life ? 
 
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 52 Whnt kind i>f food contains the 
 
 liirpost unitiunt of nitrtucn ' 
 
 53 How couics it that iminmls ciui 
 
 Vwo on vopot!i])les alone f 
 
 54 VVliatare tiio luitritioiisa/otizeil 
 
 sulislancts louiiil in vt'geta- 
 
 55 AV'liat itLactin? 
 
 56 What uro the other constitu- 
 
 ents otuiilU? 
 
 57 What cuus(\s it t.i (*on<i;idate? 
 
 58 Is the lai'tic ueid .to:-med Siuui- 
 
 tanconsly ? 
 
 59 "What is this ferment ? 
 
 60 Describe the process by which 
 
 luetic acid may be isolated. 
 6' Is butter similar to the other 
 
 fats? 
 62 What are its constituents 1 
 (hi What acids docs it contain 1 
 6-t With what substance are they 
 
 united as a base 1 
 
 65 What are the chief salts formed 
 
 in milk ? 
 
 66 Does milk contain all the ele- 
 
 ments necessary for the iiTOwth 
 and nutrition of the body / 
 
 67 Hon is this proved / 
 
 68 What purposes do the phos- 
 
 phates in milk serve to fulfil ? 
 
 69 For the nourishment of what 
 
 tissues are they more partic- 
 ularly essential ? 
 
 70 In what condition docs the 
 
 phosphorus exist in the tissues/ 
 
 71 Does it exi&t in the brain in any 
 
 other condition than as a con- 
 stituent of albumen ? 
 
 72 What are the fatty acids of the 
 
 brain ? 
 
 Medical Jurupnulence— 
 
 1 What are the first symptoms of 
 
 insanity? 
 
 2 Are the habits of the individ- 
 
 nal always radicaUy changed? 
 
 3 Are the moral and inti^Ueetual 
 
 faculties always criually and 
 simultaneously affected ? 
 
 4 How is intellectual insanity 
 
 divided? 
 
 73 From what is strychnin obtainr'd 
 
 7|. How is it separate<l / 
 
 7ri Do yon remember any other 
 
 pr.icess / 
 7G With what acid is it combhmd ? 
 
 77 l'>om what is ipiinine obtained ? 
 
 78 With what acids is it combined ? 
 
 79 Wha. other alkaloids are as- 
 sociated with it in Cinchona/ 
 
 80 What effect has creosote on al- 
 bumi'ii / 
 
 81 In virtue of this property fl)r 
 what purpose is it emi)loycd in 
 surgery ? 
 
 82 What other substances are used 
 ac hiuniostatics ? 
 
 83 Uhat is tann n? 
 81. From what is ,•: obtained / 
 85 What special character do 
 
 plants wliich contain tannin 
 
 jHissess f 
 
 86 What other substance closely 
 
 allied to tannin is found in 
 plants / 
 
 87 How does GaliiC acid dilitf r from 
 
 tunnin/ 
 
 88 Is tannin soluble iii water ? 
 
 89 What is the action of tannin m 
 
 the process of tanning leather 
 
 90 How is Gallic acid produced 
 
 from tannin / 
 
 91 What other acid is at the same 
 
 time produced ? 
 
 92 If a heat of 160'^ be applied to 
 
 albumen, what is the result / 
 
 93 When albumen has been coa- 
 
 gulated, how may it be re- 
 dissolved? 
 91' What organic substance has 
 this power? 
 Examiner, Dr. Wright. 
 
 5 WHiat are the signs of partial 
 
 intellectual insanity ? 
 G Is the existence ol a delusion 
 always aj'parent? 
 
 7 What fire the varieties of par- 
 tial moral insanity ? 
 
 8 In which sex is pyromania 
 most frequently found ? 
 
 9 At what period of life? 
 
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 10 Are Uo'.iiculal impulses of fre- 
 
 quoiit uccurrenco airiLMig the 
 iiisime 1 
 
 11 What is Iho projiortiou 1 
 
 12 la whom is this impulse mo.st 
 
 often found / 
 
 13 W'hiit nitiu (Iocs tiic iVcipu'ncy 
 
 of suieidiil iin])ul.s'\s bear to 
 this ? 
 14) Wliatcircuiustiivices would lead 
 you to infer that a murder was 
 the result of a homicidal im- 
 pulse 1 
 
 15 In such cases is there generally 
 
 only one wound, or ure there 
 many 1 
 
 16 Is the impulse preecded cr not 
 
 by iirenionitory sym[)toms? 
 
 17 What is the condition of Lhe 
 
 system at the time of the im- 
 pulse ? 
 
 18 What disease of the r r.'^o'is 
 
 system is frequently co-e.;ijtent 
 
 19 What is the Ic^altest l)y Avhich 
 
 insanity is judged to bo pre- 
 sent or absent ? 
 
 20 If it can 1)3 proved that the per- 
 
 se is aware of the distinction 
 between right and wrong, docs 
 it follow that he is not insane? 
 
 21 What may constitute the insan- 
 
 ity in such a case ? 
 
 22 V^^hat is generally the condition 
 
 of the will in insane '>ersons J 
 
 23 Is the inability to distinguish 
 
 between right and wrong,proof 
 positive of insanity ? 
 21 On what may this inability de- 
 pend ? 
 
 25 IIow would you distinguish a 
 case of real, from ojio of feign- 
 ed insanity ? 
 
 26 Do insane persons sleep much 1 
 
 27 Are they >-eadily fatigued 1 
 
 28 IIow is this power of endurance 
 
 accounted for 1 
 
 29 For what piu-poses might preg- 
 
 nancy be concealed 1 
 
 30 For wliat purposes might it 1)3 
 
 feigned ? 
 
 31 What are means of calculating 
 
 !hc duration of pretrnaucy ] 
 
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 ■ iiut i» commonly considered 
 ,'.s the duration of pregiumcy ? 
 
 A'o nine solar niouihs equal to 
 ten lunar months? 
 
 By how many days niny they 
 dilfer? 
 
 hi the [)eriod of pr-^gnancy ever 
 prolonged ? 
 
 What was the duration of the 
 longest inoontrovertible case 
 on record ? 
 
 What is the ( a.liest period at 
 which a child is supposed to 
 be viable ? 
 
 What IS nuiani by a child's be- 
 ing viable ? 
 
 Ij the fljutus sui)i)0sed to be 
 alive from the time of concep- 
 tion ? 
 
 Does the law make any distinc- 
 tion between procuring abor- 
 tion before, and after rjuick- 
 cning ? 
 
 To constitute the crime of in- 
 fanticide, is it necessary that 
 the whole of the child be ex- 
 pelled ? 
 
 Is it neces.ary that it be sepa- 
 rated from the mother? 
 
 How are the signs divided by 
 which we infer that a child, 
 has been born alive ? 
 
 What are the signs derivable 
 from the circulatory system 1 
 
 What are the negative signs of 
 the child's having been born 
 alive ? 
 
 What are the signs of intra- 
 uterine maceration ? 
 
 In what docs it differ from pn 
 trefaclion ? 
 
 What are the post mortem 
 proofs of pregnancy ? 
 
 At what period of pregnancy 
 arc the cliaractcrs of the cor' 
 pus luteum most strongly mar- 
 ked? 
 
 At what period does the corpus 
 luteum C'^ase to afford any in- 
 dication ? 
 
 What appearance is then found 
 on the surface of the ovarium 
 
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 52 Where is llie middle point sit- 
 
 uated in the foetus ol'six months 
 
 53 Where, in the aduit ? 
 
 54i How could you distinguish be- 
 tween death caused by the 
 pressure of the umbilical cord 
 round the child's neck, and 
 .slrungulution by some other 
 incauo \ 
 
 55 What would be the condition 
 
 of the deep structures of the 
 neck in each case ? 
 
 56 What circumstances independ- 
 
 ent of pregnancy, may cause 
 enlargement of the uterus ? 
 
 57 What name is given to a col- 
 
 lection of gas in the cavity of 
 the uterus ? 
 
 Obstetrics — Examiner, Dr. McCulloch. 
 
 1 Yf hat are the displacements to 
 
 which the uterus is liable ? 
 
 2 What treatment is required in a 
 
 case of relaxation? 
 
 3 What, in a case of procidentia ? 
 
 4 What are the symptoms of retro- 
 
 version ? 
 
 5 If retention of urine is complete 
 
 in a case of retroversion, what 
 treatment must be had re- 
 course to ? 
 
 6 How would you reduce this dis- 
 
 placement? 
 
 7 If it cannot be reduced without 
 
 violence what must be done ? 
 
 8 At what period of pregnancy 
 does retroversion most frequent- 
 ly occur ? 
 
 9 At what period can the uterus 
 
 be felt above the pubcs? 
 
 10 Where is the fundus uteri situ- 
 
 ated at the md of the sixth 
 month 1 
 
 11 In what cases ^vould you think 
 
 it necessary to use the forceps 1 
 
 12 If the woman had been long in 
 
 labour, and the forceps could 
 
 symptoms were at the same 
 time setting in, what would 
 require to be done 1 
 
 13 How would you perform crani- 
 
 otomy ? 
 
 14 What bad efTects are to be fear- 
 
 ed after severe and protracted 
 labours ? 
 
 15 How are fistukc after such la- 
 
 bours to be treated ? 
 
 16 How may inversion of the ute- 
 
 rus be caused 1 
 
 17 What would you do in a recent 
 
 case? 
 
 18 If the inversion had remained 
 
 for several hr irs, isit probable 
 that reduction would be prac- 
 ticable ? 
 
 19 What are some of the most fa- 
 
 tal puerperal diseases? 
 
 20 At what period does puerperal 
 
 fever usually set in ? 
 
 2 1 What arethe symptoms of puer- 
 
 peral fever ? 
 
 22 What is the character of the 
 
 pain ? 
 
 23 Is it a contagious disease ? 
 
 not be applied, while urgent 
 
 FracLice of riiysic — Examiner, Dr. Holmes. 
 
 1 How are fevers divided ? 
 
 2 What are the divisions of con- 
 
 tinued fever ? 
 
 3 Describe a case of common con- 
 
 tinued fever? 
 
 4 In what parts ls pain most par- 
 
 ticularly complained of? 
 
 5 How is such a case to be treated ? 
 
 6 What is the ..sual duration cf 
 
 eontinucd liver? 
 
 7 ^Vhat division of lovers has 
 
 lately been made, based on 
 certain po*t mortem appear- 
 uiices found in many cases ? 
 
 8 Wl'iit lesions are found after 
 
 deatli from typhoid fever ? 
 
 9 What prominent symptom du- 
 
 ring life do these lesions give 
 rise to ? 
 10 What is the diagnosis between 
 
 typhuM and typhoid fevers ? 
 J 1 What is generally the appear- 
 
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 nncc of the abdomen in ty- 
 phoid fever 1 
 
 ^Vhat is the cause of typhus ? 
 
 How is this supported to orid- 
 nate 1 
 
 How do bad ventilation and 
 impure air, promote the acces- 
 sion of typhus "J 
 
 In what way do they prevent 
 the climinatioa of the waste 
 materials from the system 1 
 
 Is typhoid fever a contagious 
 disease '? 
 
 Describe that condition of the 
 system usually designated ty- 
 Jihoid. 
 
 Wliat is the usual condition of 
 the tongue 1 
 
 What is the treatment neces- 
 sary in such a state .? 
 
 What complications are apt to 
 arise in a case of fever ? 
 
 How must bronchitis be treated 
 when it occurs in the course 
 of fever ? 
 
 Is general bleeding applicable 
 in such cases ? 
 
 How IS affection of the brain in- 
 dicated ? 
 
 How must it be treated ? 
 
 How is the nervous system 
 frequently affected in severe 
 cases ? 
 
 What remedies are required ? 
 
 27 What anti-spasmoJics would 
 
 you use ? 
 
 28 In what doses would you give 
 
 assafoBtida ? 
 
 29 What remedies could you use 
 
 which would combine .stimu- 
 lus with an anti-spasmudic 
 action ? 
 
 30 How is the heart apt to become 
 
 affected in severe cases of 
 
 fever ? 
 ^1 How is softening of the heart 
 
 known ? 
 32 What indication for treatment 
 
 docs softening afford ? 
 S? How docs pericarditis generally 
 
 come on ? 
 
 34 What is the character of the 
 
 ])ain 1 
 
 35 What is the condition of the 
 
 membrnne in the first stage 1 
 
 36 What sound does this 
 
 rise to 1 
 
 37 Is the same sound heard in the 
 
 next stage ? 
 
 38 What is then the condition of 
 
 the membrane 1 
 
 39 What is the cause of the clys- 
 
 pna>a 1 
 
 40 VVhat effect iloes the roughness 
 
 in the fi'st stage produce upon 
 the reart i 
 
 41 What is increased action called ^ 
 
 42 VVhat effect does the efinsion 
 
 iirodii"!' ^ 
 
 give 
 
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