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title: "Free Human Body crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable human body crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve the heart, brain, lungs and more, then print two clean pages."
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# Human Body crossword

Our bodies are amazing machines, full of parts that work together every day. This crossword hides the organs and bones children learn about at school. A handy way to make science stick.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)HEART: Organ that pumps blood around the body BRAIN: Organ in your head that helps you think LUNGS: Pair of organs you breathe with LIVER: Large organ that cleans the blood STOMACH: Where food goes after you swallow SKELETON: All the bones of the body together MUSCLE: It tightens to move your bones ELBOW: The joint in the middle of your arm ANKLE: The joint between foot and leg SPINE: The backbone that runs down your back SKULL: The bone that protects your brain TONGUE: The part of the mouth that tastes KIDNEY: Bean-shaped organ that makes urine RIBS: The curved bones around the chest

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Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing.

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- Human Body Crossword Medium

  Across

  3 The backbone that runs down your back

  5 The part of the mouth that tastes

  7 Large organ that cleans the blood

  11 All the bones of the body together

  12 Organ that pumps blood around the body

  Down

  1 The joint in the middle of your arm

  2 The joint between foot and leg

  4 It tightens to move your bones

  6 Bean-shaped organ that makes urine

  8 The curved bones around the chest

  9 The bone that protects your brain

  10 Where food goes after you swallow

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- Human Body Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

  Across

  3 The backbone that runs down your back

  5 The part of the mouth that tastes

  7 Large organ that cleans the blood

  11 All the bones of the body together

  12 Organ that pumps blood around the body

  Down

  1 The joint in the middle of your arm

  2 The joint between foot and leg

  4 It tightens to move your bones

  6 Bean-shaped organ that makes urine

  8 The curved bones around the chest

  9 The bone that protects your brain

  10 Where food goes after you swallow

  2

  Answer key

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## Clues in this human body crossword

The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.

1. Organ that pumps blood around the body (5 letters)
2. Organ in your head that helps you think (5 letters)
3. Pair of organs you breathe with (5 letters)
4. Large organ that cleans the blood (5 letters)
5. Where food goes after you swallow (7 letters)
6. All the bones of the body together (8 letters)
7. It tightens to move your bones (6 letters)
8. The joint in the middle of your arm (5 letters)
9. The joint between foot and leg (5 letters)
10. The backbone that runs down your back (5 letters)
11. The bone that protects your brain (5 letters)
12. The part of the mouth that tastes (6 letters)
13. Bean-shaped organ that makes urine (6 letters)
14. The curved bones around the chest (4 letters)

## Human Body by letter count

Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are human body grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.

| Letters | Human Body |
| --- | --- |
| 3 letters | Arm, Leg, Ear, Eye, Jaw, Hip, Rib, Toe, Gum, Lip |
| 4 letters | Foot, Hand, Hair, Nose, Chin, Knee, Skin, Heel, Neck, Lung |
| 5 letters | Heart, Brain, Liver, Elbow, Ankle, Spine, Skull, Chest, Thumb, Wrist |
| 6 letters | Muscle, Tongue, Kidney, Finger, Throat, Artery, Tendon, Retina |
| 7 letters | Stomach, Abdomen, Eyebrow, Forearm, Knuckle, Eardrum, Nostril, Bladder |
| 8 letters | Skeleton, Shoulder, Vertebra |

## Making a whole human body book?

This page makes one human body puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

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## Questions

**What is a 5-letter body part?**

Heart, brain, liver, elbow, ankle, spine and skull are five-letter body parts.

**What is a 6-letter body part?**

Muscle, tongue, kidney, finger and throat each have six letters.

**What is a 7-letter body part?**

Stomach, abdomen, eyebrow, forearm and knuckle are seven-letter body parts.

**Is this human body crossword free to print?**

Yes. Generate the human body puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Can I change the human body clues?**

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

**Can I make a human body crossword book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.
