A complete AAMI introduction to science vocabulary study guide for 2025. Covers anatomy, biology, directional terms, cells, tissues, and systems for funeral service and embalming students.

AAMI Comprehensive Review
Science ALL TERMS with correct
answers 2025



Whatvisvanvaccessory?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avlesservstructurevthatvresemblesvavsimilarvorganvinvstructurevandvfunction.



Whatvisvalbumin?v-vcorrect-answersv-Avproteinvfoundvinvbloodvplasma.



Whatvisvthevalimentaryvcanal?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevdigestivevsystemvtubevfromvthevmouthvtovthevanus.



Whatvisvanvanastomosis?v-vcorrect-answersv-Avconnectionvbetweenvvessels.



Whatvisvanatomy?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevbranchvofvsciencevdealingvwithvthevstudyvofvthevstructurevofvthevbody.



Whatvdoesvanteriorv(ventral)vmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Beforevorvinvfrontvof;vrefersvtovthevfrontvsidevofvthevbodyvorvstructure.

,Whatvisvthevappendicularvskeleton?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thev126vbonesvthatvmakevupvthevpectoralvgirdle,vuppervextremities,vpelvicvgirdle,vandvlowervextre
mities.



Whatvisvanvarticulation?v-vcorrect-answersv-Thevconnectionvbetweenvtwovorvmorevbones;vavjoint.



Whatvisvthevaxialvskeleton?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thev80vbonesvcomposingvthevskull,vvertebrae,vthorax,vandvhyoidvbone.



Whatvisvbilateralvsymmetry?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevsymmetryvofvpairedvorgansvorvanvorganismvwhosevrightvandvleftvhalvesvarevsimilarvimagesvofve
achvother.



Whatvdoesvbiliaryvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Pertainingvtovbile.



Whatvisvthevbiliaryvtract?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevorgansv(livervandvgallvbladder)vandvductsvthatvparticipatevinvthevsecretion,vstorage,vandvdeliver
yvofvbilevtovthevduodenum.



Whatvisvavbladder?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avmembranousvsacvorvreceptaclevforvavsecretionvorvexcretion.



Whatvdoesvbuccalvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Relatingvtovthevcheekvorvmouth.



Whatvisvcardiology?v-vcorrect-answersv-Thevstudyvofvthevheart.



Whatvisvthevcarotidvcanal?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevcanalvorvpassagewayvinvthevtemporalvbonevthroughvwhichvthevinternalvcarotidvarteryvpasses.

,Whatvdoesvcentralvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Situatedvatvorvpertainingvtovavcentervorvcentralvpoint.



Whatvisvthevcolon?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevpartvofvthevlargevintestinevbeginningvwithvthevascendingvcolonvandvendingvwithvthevsigmoidvco
lon.



Whatvarevconchae?v-vcorrect-answersv-Ridgesvinvthevwallsvofvthevnasalvcavity.



Whatvisvavcondyle?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avcurvedvprotuberancevatvthevendvofvavbonevformingvpartvofvanvarticulation.



Whatvisvthevcortex?v-vcorrect-answersv-Thevoutervlayervofvanvorgan.



Definevcurvature.v-vcorrect-answersv-Avnormalvorvabnormalvbendingvaway.



Whatvdoesvcysticvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Pertainingvtovavsac-likevstructure.



Whatvdoesvdeepvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Belowvthevsurfacevorvtowardvthevcentralvpartvofvavstructure.



Whatvisvdetoxification?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Reductionvofvthevharmfulvpropertiesvofvavpoisonousvsubstance.



Definevdistal.v-vcorrect-answersv-Farthervawayvfromvthevpointvofvattachmentvorvfromvthevtrunk.



Whatvdoesvdorsalvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Posterior;vtowardvthevback.

, Whatvisvanveminence?v-vcorrect-answersv-Avprominencevorvprojection,vi.e.,vofvavbone.



Whatvdoesvendocrinevmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Pertainingvtovavductlessvglandvthatvsecretesvdirectlyvintovthevbloodstream.



Whatvdoesvexocrinevmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Pertainingvtovavglandvthatvdeliversvitsvsecretionvthroughvavduct.



Whatvdoesvexternalvmean?v-vcorrect-answersv-Pertainingvtovthevexterior;vthevoppositevofvinternal.



Whatvisvthevexternalvauditoryvmeatus?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevlateral,voutervopeningvofvthevearvorvauditoryvcanal.



Whatvisvavfontanel?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avtemporarilyvunossifiedvareavonvthevsurfacevofvthevcraniumvofvanvinfant.



Definevfossa.v-vcorrect-answersv-Avshallowvdepression.



Whatvisvavgland?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avsecretoryvorganvorvstructurevthatvcanvmanufacturevavsecretion.



Whatvisvavheterocrinevgland?v-vcorrect-answersv-
Avglandvthatvhasvbothvendocrinevandvexocrinevfunctions.



Whatvisvhistology?v-vcorrect-answersv-Thevstudyvofvtissues.