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AN ANATOMICAL MODEL OF EAR IN PLASTER (GILLOT‐BRIEUX) OF THE 20th CENTURY
Author(s) -
LE FLOCHPRIGENT Patrice
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.742.16
Subject(s) - anatomy , stapes , middle ear , ossicles , internal carotid artery , vestibular system , art , medicine , surgery , audiology
A very enlarged anatomical model of ear in plaster belonged to the Gillot‐Brieux bookstore in Paris (47 rue Jacob). This model was probably designed and built in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Neither trade, nor date were found on the model. It laid on a black painted basis in wood which measured 48×41×4,4 cm. The model width was 41 cm and the pavilion of the ear measured 24×14 cm. It was fixed on the basis by two bolted stems. Not any part of the sample was dismantabled. The three parts of the ear (external, middle and internal) were represented on a frontal cross‐section with a very good representation of all the elements: particularly the cochlea and one of the semi‐circular canal presented on a cross‐section with a 25 mm diameter. The ossicles had vanished except the stapes. The internal carotid artery was represented in red and cross‐sectionned at its two points of penetration through the cranium (endo‐ and exo‐cranial ones). The parotid gland was represented in yellow with small embossments; its diameter was 30 mm. The vestibulo‐cochlear cranial nerve (VIII) was represented with its two components from the organs of reception. The anatomical rendering was accurate with a fair representation of the osseous structures.