Ear and Eye Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. Process of bending light rays into focus and perception
  2. 6. The first of three bones within the ear
  3. 8. Network of canals within the inner ear
  4. 10. Second of three bones within the ear
  5. 11. Automatic adjustment of the eye's focus on objects of differing distances
  6. 14. Cell within the retina responsible for color perception by transforming light into nerve impulses
  7. 15. A form of inflammation along the eyelid edges
Down
  1. 1. Fluid held within the matrix of canals in the inner ear
  2. 2. Optic nerve fibers pass through this sensory mediator of the brain
  3. 4. The upper eyelid droops, usually caused by physical trauma or neuromuscular problems; often associated as a side effect of a stroke
  4. 5. Having several subcategories, all of which categorize as abnormal movement or resting of the eye due to muscle weakness
  5. 7. A degenerative disease that creates a clouding effect to one's vison
  6. 9. Sensing sound that does not exist outside the ear, caused by the hair cells of the inner ear becoming irritated
  7. 12. Ear part resembling a snail shell that contains audio receptor cells
  8. 13. Small bone(s) of the ear