Question

the skeletal system
learning exercises
class
name
matching word parts 1
write the correct answer in the middle column.
3.1. hump
3.2. cartilage
3.3. crooked, bent, stiff
3.4. joint
3.5. singular noun ending
matching word parts 2
write the correct answer in the middle column.
3.6. cranium, skull
3.7. rib
3.8. setting free, loosening
3.9. spinal cord, bone marrow
3.10. to bind, tie together

Explanation:

3.1: "kyph/o" is related to a hump (e.g., kyphosis - a condition with a hump - like curvature of the spine).
3.2: "chondr/i, chondr/o" is associated with cartilage (e.g., chondrocyte - a cell in cartilage).
3.3: "ankyl/o" means crooked, bent, stiff (e.g., ankylosis - a stiffening of a joint).
3.4: "arthr/o" is for joint (e.g., arthritis - inflammation of a joint).
3.5: "-um" is a singular noun ending (e.g., bacterium).
3.6: "cranl/o" is related to cranium, skull (e.g., cranial nerves - nerves related to the skull).
3.7: "cost/o" is for rib (e.g., costal - related to the rib).
3.8: "-lysis" means setting free, loosening (e.g., paralysis - loosening of control over muscles).
3.9: "myel/o" is for spinal cord, bone marrow (e.g., myelitis - inflammation of the spinal cord).
3.10: "-desis" means to bind, tie together (e.g., arthrodesis - binding of a joint).

Answer:

3.1: kyph/o
3.2: chondr/i, chondr/o
3.3: ankyl/o
3.4: arthr/o
3.5: -um
3.6: cranl/o
3.7: cost/o
3.8: -lysis
3.9: myel/o
3.10: -desis