Hearing Anatomy

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Across
  1. 3. the collector of sound vibrations around us and guides the vibrations to the ear canal
  2. 5. a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the ear drum to the incus
  3. 6. a bundle of nerve fibers that carries hearing information between the cochlea and the brain
  4. 8. made of the pinna and the ear canal
  5. 9. is the passage made of bone and skin leading to the eardrum
  6. 10. a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear
Down
  1. 1. the part of the inner ear that contains the endings of the nerve that carries information about sound to the brain
  2. 2. a thin, circular layer of tissue that marks the point between the middle ear and the external ear
  3. 4. begins with the eardrum at the end of the ear canal
  4. 7. a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear