The Human Body
File Under “N”
The Bible
Judy Garland
Shellfish
100

Its hydrogen bonds help keep its double helix structure firm

DNA

100

In grammar, the case of the “we” in “We drove to the city”

nominative 

100

When chosen by God to lead the Israelites, he said, “But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue”

Moses

100

“Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry” was the first of many films to team Judy with this “Andy Hardy” star

Mickey Rooney

100

Popular varieties on the West Coast include the Dungeness & Alaska king

crab

200

The Mandible is not the only moveable bone in the head; the incus in the middle part of this moves too

ear

200

It was formerly known as South West Africa

Namibia 

200

To escape from Damascus, this “Apostle to the Gentiles” was lowered over the city walls in a basket

Paul

200

The year after “Meet Me in St. Louis” was released Judy married this man who directed it

(Vincente) Minnelli

200

Their age & size determine whether they’re called little necks, cherry stones, or quahogs

clams

300

You have 4 pairs of these air-filled passages, 2 in the forehead, 2 in the cheek bones

sinuses

300

You can reserve a tomb with a view in one of these “cities of the dead”

necropolises 

300

According to the Psalm, “The days of our years are threescore years and” this

ten

300

Her stage name “Garland” was given to her by this entertainer nicknamed the “Toastmaster General”

(Georgie) Jessel

300

There’s an old saying that the shellfish should be eaten only in months that have “R” in their names

oyster

400

Of the approximately 33 bones called vertebrae, 12 of them in the upper back are classified as this 

thoracic 

400

In philosophy it is a doctrine that nothing exists & there is no objective truth

nihilism 

400

He wrestled with an angel ”until the breaking of the day”

Jacob

400

In “For Me and My Gal” bells rang for Judy and this actor was making his film debut

Gene Kelly

400

While some consider its meaty pincers to be the best part, others prefer the tail

lobster

500

The esophagus is your food pipe & this is your windpipe 

trachea

500

Completes the line from a Thomas Hood poem, “No fruit, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, ____”

November

500

Although elderly & barren, this cousin of Mary gave birth to John the Baptist

Elizabeth

500

The eulogy at her funeral was given by this actor who played her husband in “A Star is Born”

James Mason

500

A recipe for modules mariniere would call for these mollusks

mussels