Anatomy/Physiology of Hearing

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