Parts of the Body

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (plural) (7)
  2. 7. A professional who cares for teeth and gums. (7)
  3. 12. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates (5)
  4. 13. A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (9)
  5. 14. Hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing. (5)
  6. 15. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (5)

Down

  1. 1. The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes (4)
  2. 2. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (plural) (7)
  3. 3. The organic phenomenon of rotting (5)
  4. 4. A tooth for cutting or gnawing (7)
  5. 5. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants (9)
  6. 8. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton (5)
  7. 9. A person who eats all kinds of foods (8)
  8. 10. A soft moist part of a fruit (4)
  9. 11. In good shape and not sick (7)
  10. 13. Free from dirt (5)