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Cryptic Bones
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Some of our bones have names that have other meanings. Here are eight to work out.
1. Fashionable and trendy
2. One of Rome's hills
3. A type of quadrilateral
4. Related to time; mortal
5. Part of a circle
6. Solid with lots of right angles
7. Shaped like a crescent (moon)
8. To pull someone's leg
The hint will give the number of letters, and the region of the skeleton where the bone many be found.
1. Fashionable and trendy
2. One of Rome's hills
3. A type of quadrilateral
4. Related to time; mortal
5. Part of a circle
6. Solid with lots of right angles
7. Shaped like a crescent (moon)
8. To pull someone's leg
The hint will give the number of letters, and the region of the skeleton where the bone many be found.
Hint
1. [3] central2. [8] skull
3. [9] hand
4. [8] skull
5. [6] arm
6. [6] foot
7. [6] wrist
8. [3] central
Answer
1. Hip2. Palatine
3. Trapezium (or trapezoid)
4. Temporal
5. Radius
6. Cuboid
7. Lunate
8. Rib
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