Chapter 19: The ear
INTRODUCTION TO THE
STRUCTURE
OF THE OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR, AND OSSICLES
Workbook Exams
1. General Structure of the Ear
2. Outer Ear, Middle Ear, and Ossicles
Terminology Exam
1. Outer Ear
2. Middle Ear
Additional Links - Videos and Animations
1. The Ear: Organ of Hearing
(Best of YouTube)
2. The Sense of Hearing (Best of YouTube)
3.
General Introduction to Structure and Function of Ear
(Animation from Wisconsin Online Resource Center, www.wisc-online.com)
4.
General Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Ear
(Animation from Wisconsin Online Resource Center, www.wisc-online.com)
5.
The Human Ear (Detailed Introduction)
(Animation from www.sumanasinc.com)
6.
Effects of Soundwaves on Cochlear Structures
(Animation from McGraw-Hill)
INNER EAR
COCHLEA, VESTIBULE, SEMICIRCULAR CANALS
Workbook Exams
1. Inner Ear
2. Cochlea
- Introduction
3. Vestibule
4. Semicircular Canals
5. Cochlea
- Histology
6. Mechanism of Hearing
Additional Links - Videos and Animations
1. Structure of the Inner Ear
- Histology (Shotgun Histology: posted by WashingtonDeceit)
2. The Cochlea (anatomy)
(Best of YouTube - How the Body Works)
3. The Organ of Corti (Best of YouTube - How the Body Works)
4.
Cochlear implant for a child
(Best of GoogleVideo)
5. Science of Sound (Best of YouTube - NASA Langley Research Center)
6. Hearing Test (20 - 20,000 Hz (20kHz) (Set speaker volume to normal
- Best of YouTube)
7. Cochlear response to different frequencies
(Animation from www.blackwellpublishing.com)
8. Sounds Waves (Effect on Cochlea)
(Best of YouTube - How the Body Works)
Terminology Exam
1. Inner Ear
PATHWAYS OF SOUND CONDUCTION
Workbook Exams
1. Pathways of Sound Conduction
2. Hearing Tests
Additional Links - Videos and Animations
1.
Sound Transduction in a Generic Inner Hair Cell
(Animation from University of Utah School of Medicine)
EQUILIBRIUM
Workbook Exams
1. Equilibrium
Additional Links - Videos and Animations
1. Cristae ampullaris (Shotgun Histology: posted by WashingtonDeceit)
2.
Function of maculae
(General animation from www.bbc.co.uk)
3. The Organs of Balance
(Best of YouTube - How the Body Works)
4. The Sense of Position (1)
(Best of YouTube)
5. The Sense of Balance (2)
(Best of YouTube)
Terminology Exam
1. Vestibule and Semicircular Canals
PATHWAYS TO THE BRAIN
Workbook Exams
1. Pathways to the Brain
Additional Links - Videos and Animations
1. The Auditory Pathways
(Best of YouTube - How the Body Works)