Ear Crossword Puzzle
1 a membrane of the middle ear that vibrates in response to sound waves; the tympanic membrane.
5 a narrow passage leading from the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear, permitting the equalization of pressure on each side of the eardrum.
7 the air-filled central cavity of the ear, behind the eardrum.
9 The outer ear is the external portion of the ear, which consists of the pinna and external auditory meatus.
10 the semicircular canals and cochlea, which form the organs of balance and hearing and are embedded in the temporal bone.
11 a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear. Also called stirrup.
12 a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear.
13 the projecting part of the ear lying outside the head
14 the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
1 the protective yellow waxy substance secreted in the passage of the outer ear. Also called cerumen.
2 a disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.
3 another term for stapes.
4 the faculty of perceiving sounds:
6 a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes.
8 the organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates, especially the external part of this.