Dissection Discovery Crossword

toward the front or stomach, synonymous with ventral
near the tail or lower half
near the head or upper half
near the back of the body, "____ fin"
a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water
the name of the person in the riddle "____ whoop!"
toward the back, synonymous with dorsal
used for holding specimen, tissues, limbs, and/or organs to dissecting tray
helps to manipulate specimens, separate & move around organs; aid in organ removal
used for precision cutting and slicing; used to open the flesh/skin; may also help to remove out of body cavities - sharp
used for cutting through bone, muscle, cartilage, and tissue of small specimens; main tool.
comes in the earth and gummy variety
near the front of the body
holds specimen being dissected
a marine echinoderm with five+ arms
an elongated, fast-swimming cephalopod with ten arms (technically, eight arms and two long tentacles)
a long-bodied, chiefly predatory fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales.
used for grasping, pulling, compressing, or holding tissue and organs of specimen