Health: Eye and Ear Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: cornea: protective transparent portion at the front of the eye, rod: cell in retina that helps us see in near darkness, but only allow us to see in shades of gray, malleus: bone in the middle ear also known as "hammer", inscus: bone in the middle ear also known as "anvil", lens: focuses light onto the retina, retina: thin layer of light sensitive nerve cells; it detects the visual image and translates it into nerve impulses, eustachian: tube that connects the middle ears to the back of the throat to drain fluid and equalize pressure within the ear, pupil: opening of the eye where light enters, stapes: bone in the middle ear also known as "stirrup", cochlea: snail-shaped fluid-filled chamber within the temporal bone, decibels: units that measure the loudness of sounds, opticnerve: large bundle of nerve fibers that extend from the rear of the eye and transmits nerve impulses to the brain, iris: colored part of the eye, cone: cell in retina that distinguishes between light of different colors, eardrum: thin membrane stretched tightly across the end of the auditory canal like a drum; properly called the tympanic membrane, sclera: tough, outermost layer of the eye (white of the eye), auditory: nerve impulses generated in the cochlea are transmitted to the brain by this nerve