Bones of the Middle Ear

Q.

Which among the following is smallest bone of the body?

1. Atlas

2. Malleus

3. Stapes

4. Incus

Q.

From outer to inside, the sequence of three bones present, in the middle ear of humans is

1. Malleus, stapes, and incus

2. Stapes, malleus, and incus

3. Malleus, incus, and stapes

4. Incus, malleus, and stapes

Q. From outer to inside, the sequence of three bones present, in the middle ear of mammals, is

1. Malleus, stapes, and incus
2. Stapes, malleus, and incus
3. Incus, malleus, and stapes
4. Malleus, incus, and stapes

Q.

Mention the exact location of the incus.

Q.

Smallest muscle in the human body is

1. Sartorius

2. Stapedius

3. Spinal muscle

4. Stapes

Q.

Match the bones with the structure they are associated with

i. Occipital bone a. orbit of eye

ii. Sphenoid bone b. cheek bones

iii. Ethmoid bone c. foramen magnum cavity

iv. Zygomatic bone d. olfactory nerve

1. i. b , ii. c, iii. a iv. d

2. i. c, ii. a iii. d iv. b

3. i. a, ii. b iii. c. iv. d

4. i. d ii. c iii. a iv. b

Q.

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Q. Identify the correct sequence of ear ossicles of mammals from tympanic membrane

1. Malleus, incus, stapes
2. Malleus, stapes, incus
3. Incus, malleus, stapes
4. Stapes, incus, malleus

Q. Assertion :

Bones possess longitudinal canals called lacunae.

Reason:

Lacunae carry blood vessels and nerves to the bones.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q.

From outer to inside, the sequence of three bones present, in the middle ear of humans is

1. Malleus, incus, and stapes

2. Malleus, stapes, and incus

3. Incus, malleus, and stapes

4. Stapes, malleus, and incus

Q.

Smallest muscle in the human body is

1. Sartorius

2. Stapes

3. Spinal muscle

4. Incus

Q. The kind of tissue that forms the supportive structure in our pinna (external ear) is also found in

1. Tip of the nose
2. Nails
3. Ear ossicles
4. Vertebrae