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Inner Ear Crossword SAHS HW1D

Horizontales
part of the inner ear that contains the organ of corti and where mechanical motions are coded into nerve impulses for transmission
a narrow passage at the apex of the cochlea at which the scala tympani and scala vestibuli are connected
a bony canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which the VIII and VII nerves travel
perilymph-filled portion between bony labyrinth and membranous labyrinth and superior to scala media
perilymph-filled portion between the bony labyrinth and membranous labyrinth and inferior to scala media
consists of a series of cavities within the petrous part of the temporal bone and composed of the cochlea, semicircularcanals, and vestibule
the part of the bony labyrinth that contains the utricle and saccule
Verticales
endolymph-filled portion of the membranous labyrinth
the sense organ of hearing that runs along the entire length of the basilar membrane and allows for the transduction of sound vibrations into neural signals
cylindrically shaped cells in the organ of corti that are generally arranged in three rows along the length of the basilar membrane
a single row of flask-shaped sensory cells in the organ of corti of the inner ear
where mechanical energy is transduced into neural signals by the cochlea and vestibular system
three canals of the vestibular system that each contain a sense organ that responds to angular acceleration of the body
an "afferent" pathway that carries information from the cochlea to the brainstem