Question

chapter 3 test
match each definition with the correct definition.

• -lysis
• myelo-
• spondylo-
• costo-
• rib
• vertebra, vertebrae
• loosening, dissolving
• spinal cord, bone marrow

Explanation:

The suffix -lysis means loosening, dissolving. The combining form myelo - refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow. The combining form spondylo - pertains to vertebra, vertebrae. The combining form costo - means rib.

Answer:

• -lysis: loosening, dissolving
• myelo: spinal cord, bone marrow
• spondylo: vertebra, vertebrae
• costo: rib