A thin, transparent and flexible membrane in ear is known as:

Ear lobe

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Ear canal

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Eardrum

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Pinna

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Solution

The correct option is C
Eardrum

Vibration of ear drum by the sound help us to hear it.

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Column I	Column II
A. Pinna	(i) Collects vibrations in the air which produces sound
B. Ear canal	(ii) Passage for sound wave from pinna to ear drum
C. Tympanic membrane	(iii) Transfers sound wave to ear ossicles
D. Ear ossicles	(iv) Increases the efficiency of transmission of sound waves to the inner ear
E. Cochlea	(v) Has hearing receptors
F. Eustachian tube	(vi) Equalises the pressure on both sides of ear drum
G. Auditory nerves	(vii) Impulse transfer from organ of Corti to auditory cortex in temporal lobe of cerebrum

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