External Anatomy
Across
- 3. top of the head in birds.
- 5. covert smaller feathers that cover the base of the quills of the wing and tail feathers.
- 8. feathers on the back of a bird.
- 9. transparent layer that covers the eye of a snake.
- 10. fleshy part of the side of an animal between the ribs and the rump/croup.
- 12. part of the foot the animal walks on
- 13. major organ of the respiratory system for fish that allows them to breathe without lungs
- 14. coverts feathers covering the ears.
- 15. fleshy part of the beak that surrounds the nostrils.
- 17. part of an animal's body just above the elbow of the foreleg
- 18. extension of the epidermal layer of skin that have been modified to provide protection.
Down
- 1. web of skin that allows the fish to move through water.
- 2. loose fold of skin under the chin of an animal - most common in female rabbits
- 3. top of an animal's head
- 4. ring encircling the eye.
- 5. long projecting hairs/bristles growing near the mouth.
- 6. lower jaw/beak
- 7. joint above the hock in the hind leg
- 11. tarsal joint or large joint halfway up the hind limb
- 16. projecting jaw that contains the nose and mouth.
- 19. upper rounded part of the hindquarter
- 20. epidermal scales on turtles