The ear is a physically complex sense organ, especially in mammals. Because some of the ear’s structure involves bones, much of the evolution of the ear can be followed through the fossil record. The ...

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 ...

Everyone's got them, but that's a good thing, because they trap particles and push them, along with dead skin cells, out of your ear. Let's keep going. Do you see that yellow stuff? That's some ...

In order to reduce these reflections and maximize the transfer of sound energy from the air filled environment to the fluid filled inner ear, land animals evolved external ears as sound collectors and ...

The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated ... ears revealed that the mechanical frequency selectivity in the living ear began to ...

Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DOMedically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO The vulva includes the external female ...

When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took ...

When a mother brings a baby into the world, it should always be a joyous occasion. In developed nations like the United States, it usually is. But in developing countries, particularly in poor ...

So, how should you administer a cleaning solution? “Pull the pinna (external ear flap) up and out from the skull - this gives us a nice long curve rather than the L shape the ear canal generally ...

Recent research from the Eve Appeal showed that half of women aged 26-35 were unable to label a diagram of the ... that the visible outer parts of the female anatomy is called the vagina.

As for fit, the stabilizing wings hold these buds comfortably in place. The pliable wings grip the outer ear without creating too much pressure. However, people with very small or sensitive ears ...