After sight, hearing is the sense
that provides the brain with the most information about the outside world.
Compared with other animals, the human ear registers a fairly wide range
of sounds. These vary in volume from the delicate notes of a flute
to the ear-splitting chords of a heavy metal electrical guitar.
They vary in pitch from the deep thunderous roar of a jet engine to high
trills of a bird song. The ear has three main parts. The outer
ear consists of the ear flap and auditory canal, the middle ear contains
the eardrum and the tiny bones, the ossicles, and the inner ear comprises the
nasal shaped cochlea, semicircular canals and other fluid-filled chambers.
The nose is the means by which we smell or olfaction. This lets us
detect the presence of many things. The Ear, Nose and Throat are
tightly interrelated and are together treated as a medical specialty -
Otolaryngology. Our anatomical models are suitable for medical
schools and are great for patient education.