(ii) Based on the diagram drawn above in
(i) give a suitable term for each of the following descriptions.

a) The sensory cells that help in hearing.

b) The part that is responsible for static balance of the body.

c) The membrane covered opening that connects the middle ear to the inner ear.

d) The fluid present in the middle chamber
of cochlea.

e) The structure that maintains dynamic
equilibrium of the body.

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Solution

(a) Organ of Corti
(b) Vestibular apparatus (utriculus and sacculus)
(c) Oval window
(d) Endolymph
(e) Semicircular canals

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(a) Organ of Corti (b) Vestibular apparatus (utriculus and sacculus) (c) Oval window (d) Endolymph (e) Semicircular canals

(a) Organ of Corti
(b) Vestibular apparatus (utriculus and sacculus)
(c) Oval window
(d) Endolymph
(e) Semicircular canals