Recent studies examining teeth, jaws, and inner ear bones from evolutionary precursors to mammals called mammaliaforms are redrawing the group's family tree. Teeth are especially important in ...

The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance. They are divided into three portions: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each has an intricate ...

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Conductive hearing loss usually due to problems in external ear; sensorineural hearing loss usually results from middle- or inner-ear disorders. Figure 1B. High-frequency sounds cause basilar ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Blunt trauma or fracture of these bones can lead to serious complications and brain injury, damage to the inner ear, as well as facial nerve problems. In addition, middle ear infections can spread to ...

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Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

A tympanometer is a hand-held probe that is placed in the ear to measure energy transmission through the middle ear. It can be used to test the condition of the middle ear, determining whether it ...

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