Comprehensive Science Review for Embalmers: 300-Question Test Bank with Answers*

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AAMI SCIENCE REVIEW AND AAMI COMPREHENSIVE
SCIENCE REVIEW ACTUAL EXAMS TEST BANK 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+




What is an accessory? - ANSWERS--A lesser structure that resembles
a similar organ in structure and function.


What is albumin? - ANSWERS--A protein found in blood plasma.


What is the alimentary canal? - ANSWERS--The digestive system tube
from the mouth to the anus.


What is an anastomosis? - ANSWERS--A connection between vessels.


What is anatomy? - ANSWERS--The branch of science dealing with
the study of the structure of the body.


What does anterior (ventral) mean? - ANSWERS--Before or in front
of; refers to the front side of the body or structure.

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What is the appendicular skeleton? - ANSWERS--The 126 bones that
make up the pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and
lower extremities.


What is an articulation? - ANSWERS--The connection between two or
more bones; a joint.


What is the axial skeleton? - ANSWERS--The 80 bones composing the
skull, vertebrae, thorax, and hyoid bone.


What is bilateral symmetry? - ANSWERS--The symmetry of paired
organs or an organism whose right and left halves are similar images
of each other.


What does biliary mean? - ANSWERS--Pertaining to bile.


What is the biliary tract? - ANSWERS--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? - ANSWERS--A membranous sac or receptacle for
a secretion or excretion.


What does buccal mean? - ANSWERS--Relating to the cheek or
mouth.


What is cardiology? - ANSWERS--The study of the heart.

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What is the carotid canal? - ANSWERS--The canal or passageway in
the temporal bone through which the internal carotid artery passes.


What does central mean? - ANSWERS--Situated at or pertaining to a
center or central point.


What is the colon? - ANSWERS--The part of the large intestine
beginning with the ascending colon and ending with the sigmoid
colon.


What are conchae? - ANSWERS--Ridges in the walls of the nasal
cavity.


What is a condyle? - ANSWERS--A curved protuberance at the end of
a bone forming part of an articulation.


What is the cortex? - ANSWERS--The outer layer of an organ.


Define curvature. - ANSWERS--A normal or abnormal bending away.


What does cystic mean? - ANSWERS--Pertaining to a sac-like
structure.


What does deep mean? - ANSWERS--Below the surface or toward
the central part of a structure.

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What is detoxification? - ANSWERS--Reduction of the harmful
properties of a poisonous substance.


Define distal. - ANSWERS--Farther away from the point of
attachment or from the trunk.


What does dorsal mean? - ANSWERS--Posterior; toward the back.


What is an eminence? - ANSWERS--A prominence or projection, i.e.,
of a bone.


What does endocrine mean? - ANSWERS--Pertaining to a ductless
gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream.


What does exocrine mean? - ANSWERS--Pertaining to a gland that
delivers its secretion through a duct.


What does external mean? - ANSWERS--Pertaining to the exterior;
the opposite of internal.


What is the external auditory meatus? - ANSWERS--The lateral, outer
opening of the ear or auditory canal.


What is a fontanel? - ANSWERS--A temporarily unossified area on the
surface of the cranium of an infant.