ASM 275 PRACTICE PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

ASM 275 PRACTICE PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS

◉ Axial. Answer: vertebrae, ribs, clavicle, sternum, scapula, pelvis,
sacrum and os coxa 80


◉ appendicular skeleton. Answer: Humerus, radius, Ulna, carpals,
metacarpals, phalanges, femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsals,
metatarsals, phalanges 126


◉ Collagen. Answer: protein in bones, provide flexibility


◉ Hydroxyapatite. Answer: mineral in bones, provides rigidity


◉ Osteon. Answer: molecular structure of cortical bone


◉ Plexiform. Answer: rarely found in humans, more rapid than
primary or secondary lamellar tissue


◉ Bone Histology. Answer: osteons, trabecular, diploe, cortical

, ◉ Foramen. Answer: openings in bones for nerves, muscles or
arteries


◉ Suture. Answer: immovable junction between two bones


◉ Anterior. Answer: towards front (ventral)


◉ Posterior. Answer: toward rear


◉ Proximal. Answer: toward articulation of body (joint)


◉ Diaphysis. Answer: the primary center of ossification


◉ Trabecular Bone. Answer: spongy bone inside of skeletal elements


◉ Diploe. Answer: trabecular bone of the cranial vault


◉ Cortical Bone. Answer: dense bone on surfaces on skeletal
elements


◉ appositional growth. Answer: increase diameter