Across
- 5. : The thin plate of bone forming the roof of the middle ear cavity.
- 6. : The leaf shaped elastic cartilage that guards the laryngeal inlet.
- 8. : The middle ossicle of the middle ear cleft, also known as the anvil.
- 10. : The thin flat bone forming the posterior and inferior portion of the bony nasal septum.
- 11. : The passage or channel located directly beneath and lateral to each nasal turbinate.
- 13. : The primary artery supplying the posterior nasal cavity, often implicated in severe epistaxis.
- 14. : The only complete cartilaginous ring in the larynx.
- 15. : The depression or pocket located between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis.
- 17. : The rounded projection on the medial wall of the middle ear cavity produced by the basal turn of the cochlea.
Down
- 1. : The laryngeal nerve that loops under the major thoracic vessels to innervate most intrinsic larynx muscles.
- 2. : The central bony cavity of the inner ear between the semicircular canals and the cochlea.
- 3. : The eponymous area on the anterior nasal septum where key arteries anastomose.
- 4. : The prominent outer curved rim of the auricle.
- 7. : The pear shaped recess on either side of the laryngeal inlet where foreign bodies frequently lodge.
- 9. : The most anterior ethmoid air cell located anterior to the middle turbinate.
- 12. : The most posterior paranasal sinus, situated directly beneath the sella turcica.
- 16. : The common clinical term for the epitympanic recess.
