The Ear

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Across
  1. 1. miniature bones located in the temporal bone
  2. 3. liquid filled structure whose walls are covered with auditory nerve cells linked to the auditory nerve
  3. 9. liquid filled canals that regulate balance when the body is in motion
  4. 12. the tympanic membrane, ossicles and eustachain tube form the _________ ear
  5. 13. sensory organ associated with hearing
  6. 14. the semicircular canals, cochlea and vestibule form the __________ ear
  7. 16. the stimulus received by the ear
Down
  1. 2. this action helps equalize the pressure on either side of the eardrum
  2. 4. the pinna and the auditory canal form the _________ ear
  3. 5. the hammer, the _______ and the stirrup move
  4. 6. also known as the eardrum which moves with sound vibrations
  5. 7. liquid filled structure that regulates balance when the body is stationnary
  6. 8. canal that links the ear to the pharynx
  7. 9. these glands produce wax
  8. 10. a 2.5 cm long canal which carries vibrations to the ear
  9. 11. area of the brain where nerve impulses received from auditory nerve are processed
  10. 15. visible part of the ear shaped like a funnel