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Latin Medical Terminology - 2015/16 2nd semester
2. The blood vessels
Main arteries – Provide the Latin name of the given artery based on the picture.
Body part related
Artery
spinal column
vertebral
neck
under the clavicle
armpit
arm
lateral lower arm
medial lower arm
front side of hand
abdominal cavity
kidneys
intestines
reproductive organs
upper part of hip bone
thigh
knee
posterior of knee
shin bone
lateral crural bone
back of foot
sole
http://cnx.org/contents/GqYHW4Z4@3/Circulatory-Pathways
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Main veins
Body part related
Vein
under the clavicle
subclavian
neck, throat
medial upper arm
lateral upper arm
elbow
middle of lower arm
fingers
between the ribs
liver
lower back
superficial vein of the
thigh and leg
Further important
veins
phrenic
adrenal
pudendal
ovarian
testicular
drains the right side of the thoracic cavity, “unpaired” vein
drains the left side of the thoracic cavity, “half-unpaired” vein
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3. What is the Nominative form of the word in Genitive in the following terms? Give its
meaning.
Noun
Adjective
Root
Adjectival suffixes
cardia
-ac
septum
-al
ulna
-ar
axilla
-ary
aorta
-ic
vena
-ous
4. Find the adjective suffix in the following terms and the word root too.
Term
Root
Adjective suffix
v. femoralis
__________________
_____________
a. brachialis
__________________
a. buccalis
__________________
v. labialis superior
__________________
v. lumbalis
__________________
v. nasalis externa
__________________
v. trachealis
__________________
a. axillaris
__________________
_____________
v. maxillaris
__________________
v. hepatica
__________________
_____________
v. ovarica
__________________
v. phrenica
__________________
sinus caroticus
__________________
a. iliaca
__________________
_____________
v. cardiaca
__________________
a. poplitea
__________________
_____________
a. coronaria
__________________
_____________
plexus venosus
__________________
_____________
rete arteriosum
__________________
Adjectival suffixes
m
f
n
-acus / -aca /-acum
-arius / -aria / -arium
-alis / -ale
-aris / -are
-eus / -ea / -eum
-icus / -ica / -icum
-osus / - osa /-osum
5. Form adjectives from the nouns. Use their appropriate form in an adjective phrase.
Noun
Adjective
Adjective phrase
aorta
aorticus, -a, um
plexus (m.) aorticus
myocardium
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infarctus (m.) _________________
atrium
_______________
auricula (f) ___________________
cardia
_______________
nervus (m) ___________________
mesenterium
_________________
vena (f) ______________________
vasculum
_________________
systema (n) ___________________
ren
_________________
vena (f) ______________________
ilium
_________________
arteria (f) _____________________
liver
_________________
vena _________________________
thigh
_________________
arteria _______________________
arm
_________________
arteria _______________________
elbow
_________________
fossa ________________________
sole
_________________
arcus ________________________
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Vocabulary 2
Latin
abdominalis 2
afferens (afferentis)
arcus, us m
arteria, ae f
arteriola, ae f
arteriosus 3
axillaris 2
brachialis 2
brachiocephalicus 3
cardiacus 3
caroticus 3
cerebrum, i n
circumflexus 3
coeliacus 3
communis 2
cubitalis 2
descendens
digitalis 2
efferens
femoralis 2
fibularis 2 / peroneus 3
hepar, hepatis n
hepaticus 3
iliacus 3
interosseus 3
jugularis 2
labialis 2
lienalis 2 / splenicus 3
lumbalis 2
maxillaris 2
mesentericus 3
nasalis 2
ovaricus 3
palmaris 2
perforans (perforantis)
pes, pedis m
phrenicus 3
plantaris 2
popliteus 3
porta, ae f
proprius 3
pulmo, -onis m
radialis 2
recurrens (recurrentis)
renalis 2
English
pertaining to the abdomen or belly
afferent, leading toward
arch
artery
small artery, arteriole
rich in arteries
related to the armpit
related to the arm
related to the arm and the head
related to the heart
related to the carotid
brain
circumflex, bent around
pertaining to abdominal cavity
common
related to the elbow
descending, down-going
related to the fingers
leading away
related to the thigh
related to the fibula
liver
related to the liver
related to the ilium bone
between bones
related to the neck
related to the lips
pertaining to the spleen
related to the lower back
related to the upper jaw
related to the mesentery,
related to the nose
related to the ovaries
palmar
perforating
foot
related to the diaphragm
related to the sole
related to the back of the knee
gate
one’s own
lung
related to the radius
recurrent
related to the kidneys
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Latin
sanguineus 3
sanguis, -inis m
subclavius 3
testicularis 2
thoracicus 3
tibialis 2
trachealis 2
truncus pulmonalis
ulnaris 2
vas, vasis, n. (pl. vasa, -orum)
vascularis 2
vasculum, i n
vena pulmonalis
vena, ae f
venosus 3
venula, ae f
vertebralis 2
English
related to the blood
blood
under the clavicle
related to the testes
related to the chest
related to the shinbone
related to the trachea
pulmonary artery
related to the ulna
blood vessel
related to the vessels
small vessel
pulmonary vein
vein
rich in veins
small vein
related to the vertebrae