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1
Q

biceps

A

two heads

(nature of origin)

2
Q

triceps

A

three heads

(nature of origin)

3
Q

quadriceps

A

four heads

(nature of origin)

4
Q

deltoid

A

triangle

(shape)

5
Q

orbicularis

A

circle

(shape)

6
Q

pectinate

A

comblike

(shape)

7
Q

piriformis

A

pear-shaped

(shape)

8
Q

platy-

A

flat

(shape)

9
Q

pyramidal

A

pyramid

(shape)

10
Q

rhomboid

A

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides

(shape)

11
Q

serratus

A

serrated

(shape)

12
Q

splenius

A

bandage

(shape)

13
Q

teres

A

long and round

(shape)

14
Q

trapezius

A

trapezoid

(shape)

15
Q

alba

A

white

16
Q

brevis

A

short

17
Q

gracilis

A

slender

18
Q

lata

A

wide

19
Q

latissimus

A

widest

20
Q

longissimus

A

longest

21
Q

longus

A

long

22
Q

magnus

A

large

23
Q

major

A

larger

24
Q

maximus

A

largest

25
Q

minimus

A

smallest

26
Q

minor

A

smaller

27
Q

tendinosus

A

tendinous

28
Q

vastus

A

great

29
Q

two heads

(nature of origin)

A

biceps

30
Q

three heads

(nature of origin)

A

triceps

31
Q

four heads

(nature of origin)

A

quadriceps

32
Q

triangle

(shape)

A

deltoid

33
Q

circle

(shape)

A

orbicularis

34
Q

comblike

(shape)

A

pectinate

35
Q

pear-shaped

(shape)

A

piriformis

36
Q

flat

(shape)

A

platy-

37
Q

pyramid

(shape)

A

pyramidal

38
Q

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides

(shape)

A

rhomboid

39
Q

serrated

(shape)

A

serratus

40
Q

bandage

(shape)

A

splenius

41
Q

long and round

(shape)

A

teres

42
Q

trapezoid

(shape)

A

trapezius

43
Q

white

A

alba

44
Q

short

A

brevis

45
Q

slender

A

gracilis

46
Q

wide

A

lata

47
Q

widest

A

latissimus

48
Q

longest

A

longissimus

49
Q

long

A

longus

50
Q

large

A

magnus

51
Q

larger

A

major

52
Q

largest

A

maximus

53
Q

smallest

A

minimus

54
Q

smaller

A

minor

55
Q

tendinous

A

tendinosus

56
Q

great

A

vastus