Latin Etymology

Si autem ex colore rubeae est corruptione, siccitas et asperitas, macies quoque succedit et hae maxime denotantur in pectore; pustulae etiam in corpore, fissure in manibus sive pedibus, cutis colore citrinus. Si vero ex colere nigre putredine, similiter succedit siccitas, et manuum et pedum fissura et venarum extensio, spasmus quoque et digitorum contractio et totius corporis titillatio, cutis etiam nigredo.

Body Parts: Answer the following questions about Latin body parts from the text:

1. The pectoral muscles are found in what part of the body?

2. Manual labor is performed with what body part?

3. What part of the body operates a bike pedal?

4. A common synonym for the English "fingers" comes from the Latin:

5. The cuticle is the small piece of skin joining each fingernail to the skin of the finger. Which of the following Latin words is the root of the English "cuticle?"

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