AEA CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Long bones Answer: 1)longer than they are wide; found in
appendages
2 Contain a diaphysis (shaft), and two ends the epophysis
i.e. femur, tibia, fibula, radius, ulna, and humerus
◉ Short bones Answer: 1) = W and L, cuboidal
i.e. wrist and ankle
◉ Flat bones Answer: 1) Thin and generally flat
2) Protection and surface area for muscles to attach
i.e. cranial bones and scapula
◉ Irregular Bones Answer: 1) Complex shapes
i.e. vertebrae
◉ Periosteum Answer: 1) Dense,white,fibrous sheath that covers the
surface of the bone
2) Where the muscles and tendons attach
, ◉ Medullary Cavity Answer: Cavity within the shaft of the long
bones filled with yellow fatty bone marrow
◉ Endosteum Answer: Layer of cells that line the Medullary Cavity
◉ Ossification Answer: Bone formation
◉ Epiphyseal Plates Answer: cartilaginous growth plates located at
either end of bones
*common in long bones
◉ Axial skeleton Answer: Forms the main trunk of the body and is
composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, & sternum; division of the
skeleton that protects the major organs of the nervous, respiratory,
& circulatory system
◉ Appendicular Skeleton Answer: Bones associated with
appendages
◉ Articulation (joint) Answer: point of contact between two or more
bones
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Long bones Answer: 1)longer than they are wide; found in
appendages
2 Contain a diaphysis (shaft), and two ends the epophysis
i.e. femur, tibia, fibula, radius, ulna, and humerus
◉ Short bones Answer: 1) = W and L, cuboidal
i.e. wrist and ankle
◉ Flat bones Answer: 1) Thin and generally flat
2) Protection and surface area for muscles to attach
i.e. cranial bones and scapula
◉ Irregular Bones Answer: 1) Complex shapes
i.e. vertebrae
◉ Periosteum Answer: 1) Dense,white,fibrous sheath that covers the
surface of the bone
2) Where the muscles and tendons attach
, ◉ Medullary Cavity Answer: Cavity within the shaft of the long
bones filled with yellow fatty bone marrow
◉ Endosteum Answer: Layer of cells that line the Medullary Cavity
◉ Ossification Answer: Bone formation
◉ Epiphyseal Plates Answer: cartilaginous growth plates located at
either end of bones
*common in long bones
◉ Axial skeleton Answer: Forms the main trunk of the body and is
composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, & sternum; division of the
skeleton that protects the major organs of the nervous, respiratory,
& circulatory system
◉ Appendicular Skeleton Answer: Bones associated with
appendages
◉ Articulation (joint) Answer: point of contact between two or more
bones
