Basic Animal Anatomy
Across
- 3. The part of an animal's body just above the elbow of the foreleg.
- 5. The upper rounded part of the hindquarter (also called the croup).
- 6. The upper joint of the front leg just below the shoulder.
- 9. The projecting jaw that contains the nose and mouth in some animals.
- 10. The long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.
- 14. The major organ of the respiratory system of a fish that allows them to breathe without lungs.
- 18. The tip of the nose that may be sensitive and useful for investigating food, water, or unfamiliar objects.
- 19. The hind limb extending from the rump to the hock.
- 21. The back of a bird's neck.
- 22. Extensions of the epidermal layer of skin that have been modified to provide protection.
- 23. The tarsal joint or large joint halfway up the hind limb.
Down
- 1. The part of the foot that the animal walks on.
- 2. The transparent layer permanently covering the eye that serves as the eyelid for snakes.
- 4. The topmost part of a bird's head.
- 7. A ring encircling the eye of many birds.
- 8. The longer, coarse hairs above the shorter under-fur of an animal that protects the animal and under-fur from rain and cold.
- 11. The feathers covering the ears.
- 12. Epidermal scales found on turtles.
- 13. The loose fold of skin under the chin of an animal, most prominent in female rabbits.
- 15. The joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a four footed animal.
- 16. The fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth.
- 17. The web of skin supported with bone or cartilage rods that enable a fish to move through the water.
- 20. The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the rump.