Skull Anatomy

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Across
  1. 1. Visual sense capsule
  2. 3. Specialized embryonic cell type forming parts of skull (2 words)
  3. 6. Derived from quadrate in mammals only
  4. 7. Convergent evolution of mammals and crocodilia (2 words)
  5. 10. Dorsal component of first visceral arch
  6. 11. Origin of the stapes
  7. 13. Lower jaw in early gnathostomes (2 words)
  8. 15. Meckel's cartilage in vertebrates, except mammals
  9. 16. Long bones, type
  10. 18. Composed of visceral arches
  11. 22. Bone group forming the foramen magnum
  12. 23. Temporal series dermal bone
  13. 24. Unique orbital bones of Aves
  14. 26. Unpaired palatal dermal bone
  15. 27. Lower jaw in mammals
  16. 28. Jaw suspension of ray-finned fish
Down
  1. 2. Toothed upper jaw of teleosts
  2. 4. Jaw supporting synapomorphy of actinopterygians
  3. 5. Loss of dermal and endodermal components of skull
  4. 8. Most dorsal bone of branchial arch
  5. 9. Zygomatic arch composed of jugal and ?
  6. 12. Dermal bones of teleosts
  7. 14. Jaw suspension of early gnathostomes
  8. 17. Middle bone of branchial arch
  9. 19. Skull floor
  10. 20. Derived from articular in mammals only
  11. 21. Jaw suspension of mammals
  12. 25. 3 inner ear bones (vertebrate group)
  13. 29. Auditory capsule