Professional examinations for degrees in medicine and surgery, 1912-13 / University of Glasgow.

  • University of Glasgow.
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1913
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    1st B.jSc. and M.A.—Three hours. (Enitorsitj) oi (Slasgoto. ZOOLOGY. Candidates are reminded to bring their dissecting instruments to the Oral Examination. Candidates in Medicine are expected to attempt four (not more) questions out of the nine. Candidates in Science and in Arts are expected to attempt four questions in Section A and two in Section B. Candidates should illustrate their answers by diagrammatic sketches wherever possible. A. 1. Write a short account of the physiology of Amoeba. 2. Describe the structure of an Ascon sponge such as Leucosolenia. Point out how it differs from a Sycon. 3. Write a comparative account of the alimentary canal in the Earthworm (Lumbricus) and the Leech (Hirudo), pointing out in what way it is specialized in the latter in connection with the mode of feeding. 4. Describe the life-histories of two parasitic Nematodes. 5. Draw a diagram to illustrate what is meant by the term “double circulation.” Which groups among the lower Vertebrates possess such a circulation'? 6. What are “ visceral arches ” ? Describe the modifications which the skeleton of the first two undergoes in one of the lower Vertebrates such as Scyllium. B. 7. “The Tectibranch Gastropods have been evolved from streptoneurous forms.” Give the evidence upon which this statement is based. 8. What cytological phenomena have been observed to accom- pany the differentiation of soma from gonad in the developing embryo1? 9. What is meant by the term Synaposematism or Mullerian