Hearing

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers (5)
  2. 4. Having or causing a whirling sensation (5)
  3. 7. Support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go (7)
  4. 10. Partial or complete ___ of ___ (11)
  5. 12. Of or relating to the process of hearing (8)
  6. 13. Staying steady without falling over (7)

Down

  1. 1. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (6)
  2. 3. A ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears (8)
  3. 5. The part of the ___ visible externally (8)
  4. 6. The main cavity of the ___ (9)
  5. 8. Division of a usually ___ divided leaf (5)
  6. 9. The snail-shaped tube where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti (7)
  7. 11. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound (7)
  8. 14. A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering (5)