AAMI ANATOMY III EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
●● A rounded articular projection supported by the neck of bone is
known as:
Answer: Head
●● This is found in a thin layer that covers the epiphysis where the bone
forms an articulation:
Answer: Articular cartilage
●● Bones that are thin in nature, provide extreme protection, and serve
as an area for muscle attachment are referred to as:
Answer: Flat
●● The study of bones is called:
Answer: Osteology
●● Which classification of bone provides protection for soft or vital
parts of the body?
Answer: Flat
,●● This protects bone, assists in fracture repair, helps nourish bone
tissue and contains blood vessels and nerves:
Answer: Periosteum
●● Bone formation that occurs within a fibrous membrane is referred to
as:
Answer: Intramembranous ossification
●● Projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachments for
connective tissue are referred to as:
Answer: Processes
●● If you broke the shaft of a bone, what would it be a break in?
Answer: Diaphysis
●● Which type of bone is thicker in the diaphysis than in the epiphysis?
Answer: Dense
●● Which classification of bone has a greater length than width?
Answer: Long
●● Bone formation that occurs in cartilage is called:
Answer: Endochondral ossification
, ●● Small clusters of isolated bones found in the joints of cranial suture
are called:
Answer: Worman
●● The thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity is called:
Answer: Endosteum
●● The portion of a long bone where cartilage is replaced with bone is
the:
Answer: Metaphysis
●● The portion of a long bone where you find yellow bone marrow:
Answer: Medullary canal
●● The ends or extremities of a long bone are referred to as:
Answer: Epiphysis
●● The hollow chamber within the diaphysis of a long bone that
contains yellow bone marrow is called:
Answer: Medullary canal
●● The largest fontanel is the anterior fontanel T/F
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
●● A rounded articular projection supported by the neck of bone is
known as:
Answer: Head
●● This is found in a thin layer that covers the epiphysis where the bone
forms an articulation:
Answer: Articular cartilage
●● Bones that are thin in nature, provide extreme protection, and serve
as an area for muscle attachment are referred to as:
Answer: Flat
●● The study of bones is called:
Answer: Osteology
●● Which classification of bone provides protection for soft or vital
parts of the body?
Answer: Flat
,●● This protects bone, assists in fracture repair, helps nourish bone
tissue and contains blood vessels and nerves:
Answer: Periosteum
●● Bone formation that occurs within a fibrous membrane is referred to
as:
Answer: Intramembranous ossification
●● Projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachments for
connective tissue are referred to as:
Answer: Processes
●● If you broke the shaft of a bone, what would it be a break in?
Answer: Diaphysis
●● Which type of bone is thicker in the diaphysis than in the epiphysis?
Answer: Dense
●● Which classification of bone has a greater length than width?
Answer: Long
●● Bone formation that occurs in cartilage is called:
Answer: Endochondral ossification
, ●● Small clusters of isolated bones found in the joints of cranial suture
are called:
Answer: Worman
●● The thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity is called:
Answer: Endosteum
●● The portion of a long bone where cartilage is replaced with bone is
the:
Answer: Metaphysis
●● The portion of a long bone where you find yellow bone marrow:
Answer: Medullary canal
●● The ends or extremities of a long bone are referred to as:
Answer: Epiphysis
●● The hollow chamber within the diaphysis of a long bone that
contains yellow bone marrow is called:
Answer: Medullary canal
●● The largest fontanel is the anterior fontanel T/F
