Special Senses (Eyes and Ears) Crossword
Across
- 1. Damage to the retina and optic nerve due to increased intraocular pressure
- 4. Earache
- 7. Impaired vision due to advanced age
- 9. Diminished hearing due to old age
- 11. A problem with the sense of balance is most likely related to damage in this part of the ear
- 13. Inflammation of the inner ear
- 14. An instrument used for visually examining the ear
- 16. Pertaining to the ear
- 17. This portion of the eye contains the orbital cavity, conjunctival, and lacrimal apparatus
- 18. Abnormal contraction of the pupil
- 19. Ringing in the ears
Down
- 2. Caused by obstruction of the path traveled by sound waves from the external ear to the inner ear
- 3. When the lens loses transparent quality due to age
- 5. This word part refers to the inner ear
- 6. Dizziness
- 8. This is normally translucent, shiny, smooth, and pearly gray in appearance
- 10. Outward protrusion of the eyeball
- 12. The inner eye includes rods, cones, and this
- 15. This is a surgical removal of the stapes
- 17. What the three tiny bones in the middle ear are known as