Skeletal System 1
Across
- 2. part of the body housing the digestive organs
- 6. an animal which does not possess a backbone
- 7. the soft spot in the top of the skull; the location of un-calcified bone at birth
- 8. bone structure of an animal that walks on soles of its feet (e.g., human and bear)
- 9. the bones of the head and trunk, including the vertebrae and ribs, whose primary purpose is for protection of internal organs
- 11. a type of locomotion or gait in which only the tips of the digits touch the ground and remainder of the foot is off the ground; the gait of ungulates, like horses and cows (Odd-toed examples: horses and rhinos; even-toed examples: cattle, pigs and deer)
- 13. the bones that make up the shoulders, fore limbs, pelvis and hindlimbs, whose primary purposes are for movement and locomotion
Down
- 1. an animal which possesses a backbone
- 3. an animal which stands on two feet; includes the kangaroo, the human and almost all bird species
- 4. the study of structures in the body that can only be viewed with a microscope
- 5. the body part housing the heart and lungs; located between the neck and diaphragm
- 10. an animal which stands on four feet; includes cattle, sheep, dogs, cats and the majority of animal species
- 12. framework of bone, cartilage and other non-bending materials in a body