Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions:

We stared at the _____X_____ wound that went from ear to ear. The man’s neck hung wide open as if it were on a _____Y_____. A closer look showed the cut was so deep it had nearly severed his spine. There wasn’t much tissue left holding his head on, and the _____Z_____ appeared to be the only thing that kept the head and body connected.