Publication
2002
The Ear
Robert Sataloff, M.D., Fred Minifie, PhD, Robert O'Brien
Details
CD-ROM
ISBN10: 1-59756-166-5
ISBN13: 978-1-59756-166-2
$95.00
Overview
Stop action animation and a video of the ear drum in action. Includes several cutaways and rollover descriptions from the outer ear to the Organ of Corti.
The Cochlea
This is a frame from the animation of sound traveling up to the cochlea apex and back down to the round window. The Inner Ear section includes several levels of sliced views, from the labyrinth down to the Organ of Corti. See animation of low, mid and high tones as they travel through the cochlea. Hear actual sounds played during the wave animation.
Ear Drum
This is a frame from the front view ear drum rollover. The Middle Ear section includes animation in fast, slow and step modes of the front and back view of the ear drum and of the ossicular chain. See a video of an actual ear drum. View an amazing comparison of the tiny bones of the incus and the stapes to a US 10 cent coin.
Anatomy
Explore the anatomy of the ear structure. Rollovers identify the different parts of the ear, with highlighted views showing the outer, middle & inner section of the ear. An animation show the parts in action as the sound travels through the acoustic meatus, vibrates the ear drum & ossicular chain, enters the labyrinth & generates a signal to the brain.
Support Card
A full color, plastic laminated card that details the ear processes. Included with the Ear software or available separately.
Minimum Requirements:
For Microsoft Windows: An Intel Pentium III 800 processor running Windows 98SE, 2000 SP1, XP SP2, or NT version 4.0 SP6 or later; 512 MB of installed RAM; and a color monitor
Soundcard with MIDI
QuickTime 5.0 or better (latest version installed during setup, Mac assumes prior install)
Free space on hard drive 100 MB
Audience
Primary Subject: Audiology / GeneralAudience Level: Professional
About The Authors
Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D. is Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Graduate Hospital. He is President-Elect of the American Laryngological Association; Chairman of the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; and Chairman of the Voice Foundation. A prolific author and contributor to over 80 books and some 450 articles and learned papers, he is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Voice and the Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fred Minifie, PhD
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Founder, Blue Tree Publishing, Inc.
