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Choose the incorrect pair from the following with reference to the human ear.
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Options:
  • A malleus, incus and stapes - provides the bony framework of the ear
  • B pinna - collects the vibrations in the air which produce sound
  • C Eustachian tube - helps in equalising the pressures on either sides of the eardrum
  • D macula and crista -  responsible for the maintenance of the balance of the body and posture
Solution:
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The correct answer is: malleus, incus and stapes - provides the bony framework of the ear
The middle ear contains three ossicles called malleus, incus and stapes which are attached to one another in a chain-like fashion. The malleus is attached to the tympanic membrane and the stapes is attached to the oval window of the cochlea. The ear ossicles increase the efficiency of transmission of sound waves to the inner ear. 

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