Anatomy/Physiology of Hearing

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Across
  1. 3. In the cochlear system the oval window permits ______ between the scala vestibule and the middle ear?
  2. 5. The ossicles is made up how many structures?
  3. 8. The ear is an _____ transducer
  4. 9. What is another name for the stapes?
  5. 13. In the auditory meatus, what is the lateral 1/3 component supported of?
  6. 15. What system in the inner ear controls balance?
  7. 17. The ______ membrane separates the scala media from scala tympani
  8. 18. What is another name for the malleus?
  9. 19. What funnels sound into the ear canal and aids in sound localization?
  10. 20. Point of attachment for the malleus
Down
  1. 1. What traps dirt in the ear?
  2. 2. What system in the inner ear controls hearing?
  3. 4. Functions of the ______ are protection, resonance, and transmission of sound
  4. 6. What divides the middle and outer ear?
  5. 7. The middle ear is located in the petrous portion of the _____ bone
  6. 10. What is the largest part of the ossicles?
  7. 11. How is the basilar membrane organized?
  8. 12. In the cochlear system the _____ is where the organ of Corti resides
  9. 14. What permits equalization of pressure on each side of the eardrum?
  10. 16. What is the smallest part of the ossicles?