Inner Ear Anatomy

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Across
  1. 2. Endolymph filled within the membranous labyrinth.
  2. 5. Core of temporal bone that runs up through the center of the cochlea.
  3. 6. Divides Scala Media from Scala Tympani, undergoes wave motion- very elastic.
  4. 8. Spiral shelf converted to a single coiled ramp.
  5. 9. Perilymph filled between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth and superior to the Scala Media.
  6. 10. Includes bony, memranous filled structures, fluids and special celles encased in the temporal bone.
  7. 11. High in Sodium (Na)- in spaces exterior to the membranous labyrinth.
Down
  1. 1. Contains the semi-circular canals and its primary job is to help maintain balance.
  2. 3. Where mechanical energy is transduced into neural signals.
  3. 4. Sits above organ of corti, in contact with tallest outer hair cells stereocillia.
  4. 7. High in Potassium (K)- within the membranous labyrinth.