ASM 275 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ trabecular. Answer: spongy bone inside of skeletal elements
(cancellous bone)
◉ siploe. Answer: trabecular bone of cranial vault
◉ diaphysis. Answer: primary center of ossification
◉ epiphysis. Answer: secondary center of ossification
◉ appositional growth. Answer: increases diameter by adding new bone
under the periosteum
◉ longitudinal growth. Answer: increases bone length by addind new
bone at the growth plates (physes)
◉ physes. Answer: growth plates
, ◉ ossification. Answer: the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike
material
◉ periosteum. Answer: a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface
of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for
tendons and muscles
◉ palmar. Answer: pertaining to the palm of the hand
◉ dorsal. Answer: toward the back
◉ ventral. Answer: toward the front
◉ plantar. Answer: relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the
foot
◉ sagittal section. Answer: cut made along the lengthwise plane
dividing the body into left and right sides; midline separation between
parietal bones
◉ coronal section. Answer: divide the body into anterior and posterior
(front and back); runs horizontally between frontal and parietal bones
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ trabecular. Answer: spongy bone inside of skeletal elements
(cancellous bone)
◉ siploe. Answer: trabecular bone of cranial vault
◉ diaphysis. Answer: primary center of ossification
◉ epiphysis. Answer: secondary center of ossification
◉ appositional growth. Answer: increases diameter by adding new bone
under the periosteum
◉ longitudinal growth. Answer: increases bone length by addind new
bone at the growth plates (physes)
◉ physes. Answer: growth plates
, ◉ ossification. Answer: the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike
material
◉ periosteum. Answer: a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface
of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for
tendons and muscles
◉ palmar. Answer: pertaining to the palm of the hand
◉ dorsal. Answer: toward the back
◉ ventral. Answer: toward the front
◉ plantar. Answer: relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the
foot
◉ sagittal section. Answer: cut made along the lengthwise plane
dividing the body into left and right sides; midline separation between
parietal bones
◉ coronal section. Answer: divide the body into anterior and posterior
(front and back); runs horizontally between frontal and parietal bones