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AAMI Science Review & AAMI
Comprehensive Science Review
Actual Exams Test Bank | Complete
Mortuary Science and Embalming Guide
What is an accessory?
ANSWER: A lesser structure that resembles a similar organ in structure and
function.
What is albumin?
ANSWER: A protein found in blood plasma.
What is the alimentary canal?
ANSWER: The digestive system tube from the mouth to the anus.
What is an anastomosis?
ANSWER: A connection between vessels.
What is anatomy?
ANSWER: The branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of the
body.
What does anterior (ventral) mean?
ANSWER: Before or in front of; refers to the front side of the body or structure.
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What is the appendicular skeleton?
ANSWER: The 126 bones that make up the pectoral girdle, upper extremities,
pelvic girdle, and lower extremities.
What is an articulation?
ANSWER: The connection between two or more bones; a joint.
What is the axial skeleton?
ANSWER: The 80 bones composing the skull, vertebrae, thorax, and hyoid bone.
What is bilateral symmetry?
ANSWER: The symmetry of paired organs or an organism whose right and left
halves are similar images of each other.
What does biliary mean?
ANSWER: Pertaining to bile.
What is the biliary tract?
ANSWER: The organs (liver and gall bladder) and ducts that participate in the
secretion, storage, and delivery of bile to the duodenum.
What is a bladder?
ANSWER: A membranous sac or receptacle for a secretion or excretion.
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What does buccal mean?
ANSWER: Relating to the cheek or mouth.
What is cardiology?
ANSWER: The study of the heart.
What is the carotid canal?
ANSWER: The canal or passageway in the temporal bone through which the
internal carotid artery passes.
What does central mean?
ANSWER: Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point.
What is the colon?
ANSWER: The part of the large intestine beginning with the ascending colon and
ending with the sigmoid colon.
What are conchae?
ANSWER: Ridges in the walls of the nasal cavity.
What is a condyle?
ANSWER: A curved protuberance at the end of a bone forming part of an
articulation.
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What is the cortex?
ANSWER: The outer layer of an organ.
Define curvature. ANSWER: A normal or abnormal bending away.
What does cystic mean?
ANSWER: Pertaining to a sac-like structure.
What does deep mean?
ANSWER: Below the surface or toward the central part of a structure.
What is detoxification?
ANSWER: Reduction of the harmful properties of a poisonous substance.
Define distal. ANSWER: Farther away from the point of attachment or from the
trunk.
What does dorsal mean?
ANSWER: Posterior; toward the back.
What is an eminence?
ANSWER: A prominence or projection, i.e., of a bone.
AAMI Science Review & AAMI
Comprehensive Science Review
Actual Exams Test Bank | Complete
Mortuary Science and Embalming Guide
What is an accessory?
ANSWER: A lesser structure that resembles a similar organ in structure and
function.
What is albumin?
ANSWER: A protein found in blood plasma.
What is the alimentary canal?
ANSWER: The digestive system tube from the mouth to the anus.
What is an anastomosis?
ANSWER: A connection between vessels.
What is anatomy?
ANSWER: The branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of the
body.
What does anterior (ventral) mean?
ANSWER: Before or in front of; refers to the front side of the body or structure.
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What is the appendicular skeleton?
ANSWER: The 126 bones that make up the pectoral girdle, upper extremities,
pelvic girdle, and lower extremities.
What is an articulation?
ANSWER: The connection between two or more bones; a joint.
What is the axial skeleton?
ANSWER: The 80 bones composing the skull, vertebrae, thorax, and hyoid bone.
What is bilateral symmetry?
ANSWER: The symmetry of paired organs or an organism whose right and left
halves are similar images of each other.
What does biliary mean?
ANSWER: Pertaining to bile.
What is the biliary tract?
ANSWER: The organs (liver and gall bladder) and ducts that participate in the
secretion, storage, and delivery of bile to the duodenum.
What is a bladder?
ANSWER: A membranous sac or receptacle for a secretion or excretion.
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What does buccal mean?
ANSWER: Relating to the cheek or mouth.
What is cardiology?
ANSWER: The study of the heart.
What is the carotid canal?
ANSWER: The canal or passageway in the temporal bone through which the
internal carotid artery passes.
What does central mean?
ANSWER: Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point.
What is the colon?
ANSWER: The part of the large intestine beginning with the ascending colon and
ending with the sigmoid colon.
What are conchae?
ANSWER: Ridges in the walls of the nasal cavity.
What is a condyle?
ANSWER: A curved protuberance at the end of a bone forming part of an
articulation.
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What is the cortex?
ANSWER: The outer layer of an organ.
Define curvature. ANSWER: A normal or abnormal bending away.
What does cystic mean?
ANSWER: Pertaining to a sac-like structure.
What does deep mean?
ANSWER: Below the surface or toward the central part of a structure.
What is detoxification?
ANSWER: Reduction of the harmful properties of a poisonous substance.
Define distal. ANSWER: Farther away from the point of attachment or from the
trunk.
What does dorsal mean?
ANSWER: Posterior; toward the back.
What is an eminence?
ANSWER: A prominence or projection, i.e., of a bone.
