Guide to Internet Resources
related to
Special Senses
A Journey Through the Human Eye: How We See
by Bausch and Lomb
Duration: 2:38
Posted: Aug 3, 2010
Views > 1,848,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, photoreceptors of retina, optic nerve, brain, pupil, lens, tear film, tear gland, tear drainage sac
Eyeball Anatomy
by AnatomyZone
Duration: 9:54
Posted: Aug 23, 2016
Views > 714,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: eyeball, bony orbit, eyeball 3 parts: fibrous + vascular + inner layers
sclera, cornea, extraocular muscles, optic nerve
choroid, ciliary body, ciliary muscle, ciliary processes, zonular fibres, suspensory ligament of lens, accomodation, distance vision, formation of aqueous humor, iris, pupil, circular fibres - sphincter pupillae (parasympathetic - constriction), radial fibres - dilator pupillae (sympathetic - dilation)
retina, neural layer, pigmented layer, photoreceptors, non-visual retina, optic part of retina, opthalmoscopy, macula lutea, fovea centralis, cones, optic disc, blind spot, retinal artery
anterior chamber, posterior chamber, aqueous humour, canal of Schlemm (scleral venous sinus), glaucoma, vitreous chamber, vitreous humour / vitreous body
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
by Neuroscientifically Challenged
Duration: 1:55
Posted: Jun 11, 2015
Views > 195,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: retina, photoreceptors, rods - dim light - no color, cones - color - normal light, fovea - only cones - highest acuity vision, photopigment, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic disc, blind spot, optic nerve, horizontal cells, amacrine cells,
Journey of Sound to the Brain
by NIHOD
Duration: 2:26
Posted: Nov 21, 2018
Views > 3,498,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: ear canal, ear drum, malleus, incus, stapes, cochlea, stereocilia on hair cells, ions, neurotransmitters, auditory nerve cells, hair cells at base of cochlea - high pitched sounds detected, hair cells towards top of spiral - lower pitched sounds detected,
The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver
by TED-Ed
Duration: 5:16
Posted: Jun 19, 2018
Views > 446,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: auditory system: ear + brain, sound waves, ear drum, tympanic membrane, bones of middle ear, hammer, anvil, stapes, cochlea, basilar membrane, hair cells, stereocilia, auditory nerve, brain, basilar membrane at one end vibrates with short wavelength / high frequency sounds, the other end vibrates with long wavelength / low frequency sounds, identifying location of sound, brainstem, auditory cortex, hearing loss, hair cell damage, osteosclerosis, tinnitus
How we see color - Colm Kelleher
by TED-Ed
Duration: 3:43
Posted: Jan 8, 2013
Views > 819,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: light waves, physical color, retina, rods, cones, 3 types of cones (red, green, blue), red + green = yellow, using only rods we do not see color
Eye vs. camera - Michael Mauser
by TED-Ed
Duration: 4:56
Posted: Apr 6, 2015
Views > 1,168,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: lenses in cameras move (position), lenses in eyes change shape, camera lenses are usually achromatic, eye lenses are different, light sensitive surface in camera only has one type of photoreceptor (filter arrays cause receptors to respond selectively to different wavelengths), retina has 3 types of photoreceptors in normal light (cones), 1 type in dim light (rods), uneven distribution of photoreceptors in retina (center vs periphery), blind spot, we see with our brain
How do we smell? - Rose Eveleth
by TED-Ed
Duration: 4:19
Posted: Dec 19, 2013
Views > 1,343,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: sense of smell, olfactory epithelium, olfactory receptor cells, olfactory tract, olfactory neurons are replaced regularly, anosmia, causes of anosmia
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Cochlea
by Neuroscientifically Challenged
Duration: 2:01
Posted: Jun 19, 2015
Views > 172,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: tympanic membrane, ossicles, oval window, cochlea, scala vestibuli, scala media, scala tympani, perilymph, endolymph, basilar membrane, different sections of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies of sound, organ of corti, hair cells, stereocilia, opening of ion channels, release of neurotransmitters, vestibulocochlear nerve
2-Minute Neuroscience: Vestibular System
by Neuroscientifically Challenged
Duration: 1:55
Posted: Sep 1, 2016
Views > 293,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: vestibular system, detects: motion + head position + spatial orientation, vestibular labyrinth, cochlea, semicircular canals, endolymph, ampulla, hair cells, stereocilia, otolith organs, utricle, saccule, hair cells, otoconia
The Vestibular System Endolymph Motion Demonstration
by sixesfullofnines
Duration: 3:12
Posted: Jan 15, 2014
Views > 336,000 (when accessed 10/21/2020)
Covers: sensation of angular movements of the head, inner ear, bony labyrinth, perilymph, membranous labyrinth, endolymph, 3 semicircular ducts, ampulla, utricle, cristae ampullaris, hair cells, axial rotation - flow of endolymph in lateral semicircular duct, flexion and extension - flow of endolymph in anterior semicircular duct, lateral bending of the head - flow of endolymph in posterior semicircular duct
How Color Blindness Works
by Human Interests
Duration: 6:43
Posted: Sep 8, 2017
Views > 2,933,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: how common colorblindness is, how it affects people, genetics of colorblindness, frequently asked questions (and answers), three types of cones (S, M, L), trichromacy, anomolous trichromacy, protanomaly, deuteranomaly, red-green colorblindness, tritanomaly, dichromacy (protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia), monochromatic, Ishihara tests, corrective glasses
Do Color Blind Glasses Really Work?
by Human Interests
Duration: 12:35
Posted: Sep 27, 2017
Views > 539,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: excerpts of videos of people trying Enchroma glasses, overview/summary of types of color blindness, experimental treatment of color blindness in spider monkeys, theoretical basis of how Enchroma glasses work, video host tries on glasses and explains (and simulates) the difference they make to his vision, has his grandpa try them too
Do Those Glasses Really Fix Colorblindness
by SciShow
Duration: 5:25
Posted: Aug 20, 2017
Views > 896,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: three types of cones, there are many types of colorblindness, monochromacy, dichromacy, anomalous trichromacy, deuteranomaly, protanomaly, apps and video game adaptation for color blindness, colorblind friendly contact lenses, multinotch filtering
What are those floaty things in your eye? - Michael Mauser
by TED-Ed
Duration: 4:04
Posted: Dec 1, 2014
Views > 18,921,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers:
floaters / muscae volitantes, bits of tissue, red blood cells, clumps of protein, suspended in vitreous humor
darting bright lights / blue field entoptic phenomenon, white blood cells moving through a capillary
seek medical attention for abnormally numerous or large floaters
The dress
Wikipedia article about a photograph of a dress that became a viral internet sensation on February 26 2015.
People disagreed over whether the dress was black and blue, or white and gold.
How do Cochlear Implants Work? The SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant - MED- EL
by MED-EL
Duration: 2:53
Posted: Nov 30, 2015
Views > 461,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System, severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, SONNET Audio Processor, SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant, flexible electrode array, cochlea, apical region, basal region, hair cells, auditory nerve, pitch perception
Cochlear Implant Animation
by Fauquier ENT
Duration: 2:35
Posted: May 3, 2018
Views > 252,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: animation showing procedure for placement of cochlear implant, making skin incision, mastoidectomy, important structures to be preserved during procedure, creation of well and channel in skull, insertion of electrode array, closure of skin incision
Getting a cochlear implant - Leah's experience
by RIDBC
Duration: 9:36
Posted: Apr 9, 2017
Views > 46,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: interview with Leah before she receives her implant describing how she experienced her hearing loss, testing of Leah's hearing ability, Leah in the hospital, first test of implant, session with audiologist Colleen, interviews with Leah explaining how her life has changed with the implant
Do Ear Candles Remove Earwax? Fact or Fiction... (Ear Candling)
by Fauquier ENT
Duration: 2:13
Posted: Dec 29, 2012
Views > 7,361,000 (when accessed 10/27/2020)
Covers: ear wax can be removed professionally, and by flushing
supposed theory of ear candling
experiment inserting ear candle into empty glass cup and observing the results
ear candling does not remove ear wax
dangers of ear candling
