The Ear

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Across
  1. 2. _______ development complications such as Rh incompatibility can cause 16 down
  2. 7. Equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere. Drains mucus from the middle ear and protects the ear from damaging pressure changes.
  3. 9. situated at the side and base of the skull.
  4. 10. can cause 5 down
  5. 13. _______ syndromes can cause 16 down
  6. 15. used to transmit sound to the brain for deaf people with
  7. 17. Primary auditory cortex/part of brain involved in auditory processing.
  8. 19. The spiraled hollow chamber of bone where sound waves from the fluid-filled space are converted to neural impulses and then sent to the brain.
  9. 21. ______ and _______ can cause 5 down
  10. 24. can cause 16 down
  11. 26. Fluid-filled section containing the cochlea and the balance sensors
  12. 27. Bony portion behind the hear-offers protection
  13. 29. Noise _______ can cause 16 down
  14. 30. such as meningitis can cause 16 down
  15. 32. Transmits air waves from the outer ear to the ossicles.
  16. 33. _____ injury can cause 16 down
  17. 34. Portion of the ear between the semicircular canal and the cochlea that is responsible for equilibrium.
  18. 35. The intersection of the middle ear with the vestibule of the inner ear.
Down
  1. 1. Air filled middle section from the ear drum to the oval window
  2. 3. Welcome to the EAC dude! It directs sound waves from the pinnacle of to the tympanic membrane.
  3. 4. Visible portion of the ear
  4. 5. Hearing Loss due to a problem in the outer or middle ear. Responds best to amplification or surgical intervention.
  5. 6. Auditory sensory cells that respond to the fluid borne vibrations in the cochlea.
  6. 8. can cause 5 down
  7. 11. Allows fluid in the cochlea to move and vibrates in opposite phase with the oval window.
  8. 12. Three tiny fluid filled circular tubes set at right angles to each other. Nerve bundles from these tubes join with the auditory nerve to carry signals to the brain. The body’s balance organ.
  9. 14. is more of a natural cause of 16 down
  10. 16. Hearing loss due to a problem in the inner ear-a problem with interpreting sounds into meaning.
  11. 18. a combination of 5 down and 16 down hearing loss.
  12. 20. The three tiniest bones in the body-they connect the ear drum to the oval window of the inner ear to transmit vibrations.
  13. 21. Extends from the cochlea to the brain.
  14. 22. _____ trauma can cause 16 down
  15. 23. can cause ototoxicity and therefore cause 16 down
  16. 25. ________ or malformation of the pinna can cause 5 down
  17. 28. ___________ of the ear canal can cause 5 down
  18. 31. Collects sound and acts as a funnel both amplifying the sound and directing it to the ear canal.