Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 160

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-pharynx (throat)

• A)adenoid/o
• B)alveol/o
• C)anthrac/o
• D)atel/o
• E)bronchi/o
• F)bronchiol/o
• G)coni/o
• H)cyan/o
• I)epiglott/o
• J)layrng/o
• K)lob/o
• L)mediastin/o
• M)orth/o
• N)ox/i
• O)pector/o
• P)pharyng/o
• Q)phren/o
• R)pleur/o
• S)pneum/o
• T)pulmon/o
• U)rhin/o
• V)sept/o
• W)sinus/o
• X)spir/o
• Y)tonsill/o
• Z)trache/o

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Definitions:

Introns

Non-coding sequences of DNA within genes that are removed during mRNA processing before translation into proteins.

Signal-Recognition Particle RNA

See signal-recognition particle (SRP).

Ribosome-mRNA-Polypeptide Complex

A molecular assembly that includes a ribosome, messenger RNA (mRNA), and the newly forming polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

Rough ER

A network of membranous tubules within a cell, studded with ribosomes, involved in the synthesis and transport of proteins.