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External view of the human ear. The tympanic
membrane (eardrum) is visible at the end of the ear canal. < enlarge | movie (534 Kb) |
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The human temporal bone in its entirety. Here
the bone has been made transparent to reveal the delicate anatomic structures imbedded
within bone: the organs of hearing and balance, nerves, blood vessels, muscles, the
eardrum and ossicles. < enlarge | movie (1 Mb) |
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Closeup view of the structures within the
bone. < enlarge
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(550 Kb) |
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A closer view of the ossicles, the tiny bones of the
middle ear space. <
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With the bony superstructure of the model removed, a
clearer view of the complex 3-dimensional interrelationships of the structures within the
temporal bone is revealed. Two different perspectives are shown here. < enlarge | movie (1Mb) |
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Structures labeled < enlarge |
