Main receptors for hearing – Inner Hair Cells Amplify and tune mechanical vibrations – Outer Hair Cells Fluid-filled structure for transduction – Cochlea Vibrations move this to stimulate hair cells – Basilar Membrane Tiny projections on hair cells –

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Across
  1. 3. cilia toward tallest causes – Depolarization
  2. 4. inside the cochlea; houses hair cells – Organ of Corti
  3. 6. move this to stimulate hair cells – Basilar Membrane
  4. 9. channel involved in transduction – TRPA1
  5. 11. receptors for hearing – Inner Hair Cells
  6. 12. structure for transduction – Cochlea
Down
  1. 1. by neurotransmitters from hair cells – Spiral Ganglion
  2. 2. released by hair cells – Glutamate
  3. 5. cilia away from tallest causes – Hyperpolarization
  4. 7. projections on hair cells – Cilia
  5. 8. and tune mechanical vibrations – Outer Hair Cells
  6. 10. structure that touches outer hair cells – Tectorial Membrane