Calendar: 1871-1872 Page 565

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 565 The origin courses and distribution of the obturator nerve and artery what varieties in the latter have an important bearing on the operation for femoral hernia What would be the result of division of the trunk of the third cerebal nerves explain these anatomically 10 Enumerate the muscles on the palmar aspect of the hand and mention the nerve which supplies each Pl DSt0I0CJl What are the functions of the branches of the vagus Describe the minute structure of the cerebellum What views have been advanced regarding its function and what facts are adduced in support of these What is the minute structure of the retina How does energy enter and leave the body and what trans- formations does it undergo within the organism What is the chemical composition of urine How much carbon is given off by tbe lungs in twenty-four hours What agents increase and what are those which diminish the amount Aid the descriptions by drawings when necessary Cijtmtetrg Explain the distinction between an empirical and rational formula give an example Upon what grounds is nitric acid said to be monobasic and sulphuric acid dibasic Mention tribasic acid Give method for the preparation of solution of hydro- cyanic acid What is tbe composition of this acid and how may its tendency to spontaneous change be counteracted State the composition of chloral hydrate and give process for preparing it without entering into details How is urea related to the compounds of cyanogen Give the steps of the process for the artificial formation of urea with- out having recourse to urine