Latin Nouns

Question 1

manus, manus (f)

Answer 1

hand

Question 2

pes, pedis (m)

Answer 2

foot

Question 3

ramus, -i

Answer 3

branch

Question 4

digitus, -i

Answer 4

finger, toe

Question 5

abductor

Answer 5

muscles that abducts (away from midline)

Question 6

adductor

Answer 6

muscle that adducts (moves towards midline)

Question 7

levator

Answer 7

muscle that lifts

Question 8

sphincter

Answer 8

muscle that draws a circular opening closed

Question 9

tensor

Answer 9

muscle that stretches or makes tight

Question 10

digitus, -i

Answer 10

finger or toe

Question 11

hallux, hallucis (m)

Answer 11

the big toe

Question 12

pollex, pollicis

Answer 12

the thumb

Question 13

rectus, -a, -um

Answer 13

straight

Question 14

obliquus, -a, -um

Answer 14

diagonal, on a slant

Question 15

quadratus, -a, -um

Answer 15

square-shaped, four-sided

Question 16

transverus, -a, -um

Answer 16

situated crosswise, horizontal

Question 17

-ceps

Answer 17

(ending used to form muscle name) with a number prefix, having a certain number of heads

Question 18

anterior, anterius

Answer 18

further towards the front

Question 19

inferior, inferius

Answer 19

lower

Question 20

latus, -a, -um

Answer 20

great, large

Question 21

major, maius

Answer 21

greater, larger

Question 22

maximus, -a, -um

Answer 22

greatest, largest

Question 23

minimum, -a, -um

Answer 23

least, smallest

Question 24

minor, minus

Answer 24

lesser, smaller

Question 25

pars, partis (f)

Answer 25

part

Question 26

posterior, posterius

Answer 26

further towards the back

Question 27

-que

Answer 27

and

Question 28

superior, superius

Answer 28

higher