Anatomy of the Auditory System

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Across
  1. 2. The entrance to the ear canal; also known as the external auditory meatus
  2. 3. The bones of the ear, which include the malleus, incus, and stapes
  3. 9. The entryway to the cochlea
  4. 10. The largest of the ossicles; provided the point of attachment with the tympanic membrane
  5. 13. The prominence we refer to as the ear; its functions are to aid in localization of sound in space; made of cartilage
  6. 14. The core of the osseous labyrinth; a finely perforated bone
  7. 15. Forms the curled margin of the pinna, marks its most distal boarders
  8. 16. The region through which the scala tympani and scala vestibuli will communicate
  9. 18. Known as the handle; it is of the malleus and is a long process, separated from the head by a thin neck
  10. 19. A flap of epithelium-covered cartilage; looks as if it could cover the entrance to the meatus
Down
  1. 1. The third bone of the ossicular chain, the head articulates with the lenticular process of the incus; also called "stirrup"
  2. 2. The receptor organ for movement, made up of ciliated receptor cells and a supporting membrane
  3. 4. The fluid in the cochlear duct
  4. 5. Known as "ear wax"
  5. 6. The expanded region of the semicircular canals near the opening of the vestibule
  6. 7. The most distal point of attachment of the inner tympanic membrane of the malleus
  7. 8. The fluid that fills the scala vestibuli and scala tympani
  8. 11. A muscle embedded in the bone of the posterior wall of the middle ear
  9. 12. A bulge created by the basal turn of the cochlea
  10. 17. Middle bone of the chain; provides the intermediate communicating link of the ossicular chain