Exercise 1. Determine the stem of the following nouns and their

                                            declension:


E.g.: Nom.Sg. – cornu, Gen. Sg.–cornus, the stem – corn, the 4th declention.


cornu, us n – horn

systema, atis n – system

paries,etis m - wall

articulatio, onis f – articulation

oedema, atis n – oedema

vertebra, ae f – vertebra

morbus, i m – disease

processus, us m – process

facies,ei m – face

magister, tri m – teacher

tendo,inis m – tendon

os, ossis n – bone

caries,ei f – caries

mandibula, ae f – lower jaw

numerus, i m – number

lac, lactis n – milk

remedium, i n – remedy, drug

sanguis, inis m – blood

pars, partis f – part


                           Exercise 2. Coordinate adjectives with nouns:


E.g.: linea, ae f (transversus, a, um) – linea transversa


cornu, us n (coccygeus, a, um)

systema, atis n (nervosus,a, um)

septum, i n (osseus, a, um)

columna, ae f (vertebralis,e)

colon, i n (transversus, a, um)

processus, us m (transversus, a, um)

arcus, us m (alveolaris, e)

os, ossis n (ethmoidalis,e)

folium, i n (viridis, e)

facies, ei f (temporalis, e)

cor, cordis n (pulmonalis, e)

apertura, ae f (externus, a, um)

tela, ae f (spongiosus, a, um)

musculus, i m (glutaeus, a ,um)


                 Exercise 3. Form the Genetive of the following anatomical terms:


E.g.: Nom.Sing. radix anterior – Gen.Sing. radicis anterioris


Spina nasalis anterior

vena laryngea inferior

 fissura orbitalis superior

 sinus sagittalis superior

 linea temporalis superior

 musculus rectus superior

 musculus scalenus anterior

 processus articularis superior

 musculus tibialis posterior

 regio cubitalis posterior


 Exercise 4. Determine the gender of the 3rd declension nouns by the ending of the adjectives they
                                        are coordinated to:


E.g.: vas lymphaticum – neutrum (n)


Paries labirynthicus, flos albus, homo sanus, cor sanum, os zygomaticum, os lacrimale, vas
capillare, pars thoracica, axis opticus, symphysis pubica, regio mediana, glomus caroticum, ren
accessorius, systema lymphaticum, pancreas accessorium, crus anterius, hepar mobile, appendix
fibrosa, rete venosum, pecten anale, systema urogenitale.