Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance.

The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice evolutionary story. The ear consists of three parts: inner, middle, outer ear Some vertebrates lack middle and outer ear ...

Welcome, class, to the fascinating subject of today’s lesson: the human ear. This big thing on the side of the head is called the outer ear. It’s shaped a bit like a funnel, which helps it ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ...