Anatomica · Plate VIII · The organs of hearing and balance
The human ear
A right ear of an adult, from the auricle to the inner ear, about 7 cm across, seen from the front. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, select a structure to read about it.
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Procedural model from typical adult dimensions, not traced from one person. Sound motion is slowed by many thousand times and enlarged so it can be seen.