Across
- 2. One common opening for digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in fish, reptiles, & birds.
- 9. Tail fin, propels the fish
- 11. Situated near or on the back of an organism
- 12. Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
- 13. The fin on the back side of a fish used for stability when swimming.
- 15. Near the body surface
- 16. Relating to the skull or cranium, towards the head of the body.
- 17. Any series of paired, slitlike openings between the pharynx and the area behind the mouth of fishes
Down
- 1. Situated or occurring near the front end of the body, especially in the region of the nose
- 3. Directed toward or situated near the tail (posterior part) of the body.
- 4. Nostrils, used for sense of smell
- 5. A pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement
- 6. Toward the belly side of an organism
- 7. The folds in the mucosa lining the stomach that provides more surface area to digest.
- 8. The imaginary "line" created when the body is divided into equal right and left halves
- 10. Positioned at the caudal end, on the ventral side, posterior portion of the body. Used as stabilizers during swimming.
- 13. Away from the body surface; more internal
- 14. Pair of large openings caudal to the eyes. Water can be let through them to pass over the gills when the mouth is closed