About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: Ossicles, Stapes, Cochlea, Incus, Malleus, Eardrum, Oval window, Inner ear, Olivocochlear system, Primary auditory cortex, Neuronal encoding of sound, Audiology, Auditory masking, Cochlear nuclei, Hair cell, Otolith, Superior canal dehiscence, Middle ear, Basilar membrane, Medial geniculate nucleus, Patulous Eustachian tube, Inferior colliculus, Pinna, Cochlear nerve, Acoustic reflex, Stereocilia, Kinocilium, Organ of Corti, Round window, Ear canal, Bone conduction, Positional alcohol nystagmus, Spiral ganglion, Tullio phenomenon, Tympanoplasty, Electrical tuning, Outer ear, Crista acustica, Crista ampullaris, Scala tympani, Autophony, Gammatone filter, Reissner's membrane, Boettcher cell, Metathalamus, Membranous labyrinth, Cochlear duct, Scala vestibuli, Pyramidal eminence, Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane, Volley theory, Inner tunnel, Antihelix, Secondary tympanic membrane, Cochlear cupula, Claudius cells, Neck of malleus, Tympanum, Basilar crest, Caroticotympanic nerves, Deiters cells, Hemotympanum. Excerpt: The ear is the anatomical organ that detects sound. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but also plays a major role in the sense of balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system. The word "ear" may be used correctly to describe the entire organ or just the visible portion. In most mammals, the visible ear is a flap of tissue that is also called the pinna and is the first of many steps in hearing. In people, the pinna is often called the auricle. Vertebrates have a pair of ears, placed symmetrically on opposite sides of the head. This arrangement aids in the ability to localize sound sources. Audition is the scientific name for the sense of sound. Sound is a form of energy that moves through air, water, and other matter, in waves of pressure. Sound is the means of auditory communic...
