Anatomy Assignment 4

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Across
  1. 3. What is determined by the stapes' speed?
  2. 5. What uptakes K+ and transports it to the stria vascularis?
  3. 7. During inhibition, cross-links deflect away from _____.
  4. 8. What is the opposite of impedance that is the primary mechanism of frequency representation in the cochlea?
  5. 10. A cochlear fluid produced by the spiral ligament.
  6. 12. This end of the cochlea is most susceptible to ischemia.
  7. 14. What is the "battery" that moves ions?
  8. 15. +80mV charge cochlear fluid.
  9. 16. Hair cells release this neurotransmitter at their base.
  10. 18. This can invade the middle ear space and cause pulsing tinnitus.
  11. 20. The leading cause of unilateral hearing loss.
Down
  1. 1. This structure rests on top of the Hair Cells.
  2. 2. This structure contains contractile proteins like actin, myosin, and prestin.
  3. 4. OHC stereocilia are shorn directly by this structure.
  4. 6. A cochlear fluid very similar to perilymph.
  5. 9. The motor protein containing a voltage sensor.
  6. 11. These structures of hair cells are controlled by myosin.
  7. 13. This acts as the hinge for the basilar membrane.
  8. 17. Hair cells become more _________ during hyperpolarization.
  9. 19. The difference across the reticular lamina for IHC in mV.