In Romania,pig classification activity is based on objective estimation of the leanness (lean meat content) of the carcass, using methods, devices and software that mustbepreviouslyapprovedbytheEuropeanCommission(EC).Inthe slaughterhouses,attheendofslaughterlinesasetofmeasurements(backfat thickness- FTand musclethickness -MT) aretakenat awell definedsite ofthe carcass, by means of two optical devices or by the rulers. These measurements are then used in prediction equations to determine the percentage of the lean meat (LMP) in the carcass.

1 Please explain the role of the sympathetic nervous system in the gastrointestinal tract.

2 What is the difference between a submandibular salivary gland swelling and swelling of a salivary lymph node?

3 How does Barrett's oesophagus develop?

4 Is it recommended to treat asymptomatic endoscopically diagnosed reflux oesophagitis with acid suppression and/or antireflux measures?

5 Is it recommended to give a young patient, diagnosed endoscopically to have mild reflux oesophagitis, life-long proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to prevent the development of Barrett's oesophagitis?

6 Is it safe to give a patient with reflux oesophagitis who is on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for treatment of acid suppression, aspirin in antiplatelet doses (75-325 mg per day)?

7 Does a combination of magnesium and aluminium hydroxide salts, taken as antacid for reflux oesophagitis, have serious long-term adverse effects?

8 In the treatment of reflux oesophagitis with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), should the PPI be life long or given for 4-8 weeks, as mentioned by the drug manufacturers?

9 Would a patient who suffers with reflux oesophagitis as a result of a hiatus hernia, and who is not responsive to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), benefit from a highly selective vagotomy?

10 1. What are the causes of belching and what appropriate drug can be used? 2. What are the effects of smoking on the gastrointestinal tract and what is its role in peptic ulcer disease?