Basic Animal Anatomy

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