OSSA - Corpus Meus

Multiple Choice

In Latin, the word for bone is ______________, coming from the Ancient Greek, osteon.

• OS, OSSIS

• OS, ORIS

• OSTREA, -AE

• OSTIA, -AE

Multiple Choice

Before this system, it was illegal to ______________ any human corpse, even to for science.

• Dissect

• Touch

• Eat

• Dig up

Multiple Choice

But a few dared to dig up ____________ & perform dissections on cadavers in secret.

• Graves

• Tombs

• Mausoleums

• Catacombs

Multiple Choice

______________ was famous for his cadaver illustrations!

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

• Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

• Artemisia Gentileschi

Multiple Choice

Using their knowledge of Classical medicine, they labeled the bones with ______________.

• Latin

• Arabic

• Old Norse

• Greek

Multiple Choice

Over time some bones were given extra _________ derived from other languages.

• Names

• Symbols

• Definitions

• Descriptions

Multiple Choice

But in the field of _________ & _________, the official Latin names are always used.

• Science & Medicine

• History & Culture

• Business & Industry

• Language & Literature