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)