Across
- 2. deafness that results from damage to the cochlea, hair cells, or auditory nerve that causes a permanent impairment in hearing
- 3. opening in the center of the eye where light enters
- 5. protein substance that causes inflammation and helps repair damage
- 7. involved in periphery and night vision
- 8. responsible for detailed vision and is tightly packed with receptor cells
- 11. the inability to identify faces
- 12. stream that is responsible for detecting "where" an object is
- 13. found on the top of the nasal cavity and lined with olfactory receptor cells
- 15. sense responsible for detecting the direction of body tilt and acceleration and also important for maintaining balance
- 18. theory that each area along the basilar membrane of cochlea responds to a specific frequency
- 20. found in the fovea responsible for visual acuity and color vision
Down
- 1. frequent or constant ringing in the ear
- 4. chemicals released by an animal that affects the behavior of the members of the same species, especially sexually
- 6. stream that is responsible for detecting "what" an object is
- 9. intensity of sound waves
- 10. deafness that results in impairment of the middle ear because of the failure of the bones to transmit sound waves to the cochlea
- 14. number of compressions per second
- 16. gives eye color and controls the opening of the pupil
- 17. focuses light coming into the eye
- 19. structure of flesh and cartilage attached to the side of the head
