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Latin I Plastic Man @ 5pts.=110pts.

 

Using this chart, help Plastic Man fill in the blanks on the Wordgame

per capita caput - head per head, by head
decapitate caput - head to cut off a head
superficial facies - face on the surface
facial facies - face pertaining to the face
collar collum - neck part of a garment encircling the neck
collet collum - neck a metal collar used in watchmaking
humeral humerus - shoulder relating to the shoulder
pectoral pectus - chest relating to the chest
expectorate pectus - chest to spit
coronary cor - heart relating to the heart
cordial cor - heart friendly
abdominal abdomen - abdomen relating to the abdomen
brace bracchium - arm support
bracelet bracchium - arm decorative item worn around the wrist
manipulate manus - hand to operate or control by skilled use of hands
manufacture manus - hand to make
digital digitus - finger relating to the finger or to an Arabic numeral
femoral femur - thigh relating to the thigh
genuflect genu - knee to bend the knee
crural crus - leg pertaining to the leg
pedestrian pes - foot a person traveling on foot
pedal pes - foot a lever operated by foot

Wordgame Plastic Man

Plastic Man has grabbed a bunch of derivatives and cognates with his elongated arms. Help him get rid of the derivatives and cognates by placing them in the proper sentences. Appropriate Latin roots are given after each sentence to help you.

 

  1. The __________ income in many countries of Asia is low. (caput)
  2. Because Plastic Man's neck stretches, it would be difficult to __________ him. (caput)
  3. The accelerator of an automobile is also called the gas __________. (pes)
  4. Drivers sometimes ignore the rights of the __________. (pes)
  5. A minor problem or difficulty may be called __________. (facies)
  6. A mustache is an example of __________ hair. (facies)
  7. A __________ would in one on the leg. (crus)
  8. At Mass a priest will sometimes __________. (genu)
  9. The __________ muscle of your leg is located above the knee. (femur)
  10. __________ manipulation is manipulation of the fingers. (digitus)
  11. Volkswagen factories __________ automobiles. (manus)
  12. Chiropractors __________ the spine. (manus)
  13. A person with a weak leg muscle might wear a __________ for support. (bracchium)
  14. Pain from appendicitis may be called __________ pain. (abdomen)
  15. A heart patient has __________ problems. (cor)
  16. A __________ greeting is a warm and friendly one. (cor)
  17. When a person has a heart attack he or she has __________ pain. (pectus)
  18. The sign on the subway platform urging people not to spit said, "Please do not __________." (pectus)
  19. A veil worn over the shoulders is a __________ veil. (humus)
  20. Watchmakers use a piece of metal called a __________. (collum)
  21. "Ring around the __________" is a common laundry problem. (collum)
  22. A piece of jewelry or ornament worn around the wrist is called a __________. (bracchium)

Taken from: LATIN, LANGUAGE OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES by American Classical League Written by Dr Rudolph Masciantonio, Assistant Director of Foreign Language Education for the Philadelphia School District with the advice and assistance of the School District's Latin and Greek Curriculum Committee.

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