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Take a Deep Dive into Auditory Anatomy with Our 3D Temporal bone Model! Are tiny ear structures keeping you from exploring? Our detailed, 3D model, reconstructed from a real patient's CT scan, brings each structure of the inner ear to life. With 8 separate STL files for the malleus, incus, stapes, nerve VII segments 1, 2, 3, nerve VIII, semicircular canals, internal carotid artery, cochlea, and vestibule, this model is ready for multi-color, multi-material 3D printing. Easy magnetic assembly brings authentic anatomy to your fingertips! (6x4 mm or 5x3 mm magnet found here: https://www.amazon.com/EPIONY-20-200Pcs-Neodymium-Magnets-Sticking/dp/B0C3CSN53J)

This file is a micro segmentation of bony labyrinth taken from a CT scan. I paid particular attention to the vestibule bone with its 2 windows, the cochlea and the semicircular canals. To exhibit all bony labyrinth I eliminated the middle ear structures, but I kept the hammer, the incus and the facial nerve canal. you can observe the course of the facial nerve canal in its three portions with two knees and with his natural dehiscences. I also left in place the internal auditory canal and the internal auditory meatus where are visible the facial cochlear and vestibular nerves openings with the bony eminences that separate them (Bill's Bar, Crista falciformis). You can open the file with any program for managing files .stl and navigate in three dimensions between or within the bony structures (I do with the program called Preview in Mac) to facilitate the study of these complex structures. I added screenshots which shows the most important structures. The file is already ready to be printed and does not need cleaning. The dimensions are X: 21.3 mm, Y: 16.4 mm, Z: 16.4 mm (2x1.6x1.6 cm). You can easily increase the size if you want to print a solid model of the inner ear P.S. I spent many hours to this work and would like to have your opinions and suggestions on where to improve. I provide for those who want the file at different stages of processing Nicola Di Giuseppe