Question

1. the combining word forms that refer to the \spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra\ are:

radi/o- and trachelo-
skelet/o- and ile/o-
rachi/o- and spondyl/o-
rect/o- and tars/o-

1. the term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

chondroma
tendoma
atheroma
customa

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "radi/o-" relates to radius (bone of forearm), "trachel/o-" to neck (cervix), so not spine.
• "skelet/o-" is skeleton (general), "ile/o-" to ileum (intestine), not spine.
• "rachi/o-" means spine/vertebral column, "spondyl/o-" means vertebra, so this matches.
• "rect/o-" to rectum, "tars/o-" to tarsus (foot), not spine.

Analyze each term:

• "chondroma": "chondr-" means cartilage, "-oma" means tumor/swelling, so it means cartilage tumor/swelling.
• "tendoma": "tend-" means tendon, so related to tendon, not cartilage.
• "atheroma": related to fatty deposits (atherosclerosis), not cartilage.
• "customa" is not a medical term for cartilage swelling/tumor.

Answer:

C. rachi/o- and spondyl/o-

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