Hearing Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Human Body Systems has 11 clues. Answers range from 5 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The sense or act of hearing
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
A tone's experienced highness or lowness depends on frequency
A chamber containing three tiny bones that concentrates the vibration of the eardrum on the cochlea
Sounds waves traveling through the cochlear fluid trigger nerve impulses
Contains the cochlea, semicircular canals, and the vestibular sacs
Caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor cells or to the auditory nerves
Caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sounds waves to the cochlea
A device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve
Links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated
The rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone
