Anatomy of the Ear

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Across
  1. 2. footplate; the smallest bone in the body
  2. 5. connects the middle ear with the inner ear
  3. 7. called the ear canal
  4. 8. vertical or Horizontal acceleration (move up down)
  5. 10. long handle attached to the eardrum
  6. 11. bridge bone between the malleus and the stapes
  7. 12. cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
Down
  1. 1. rotational movement (spinning)
  2. 2. ducts/filled with fluid; attached to cochlea and nerves; send information on balance and head position to the brain
  3. 3. spiral-shaped organ of hearing; transforms sound into signals that get sent to the brain
  4. 4. transmits sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear
  5. 6. drains fluid from the middle ear into the throat behind the nose
  6. 9. small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear