Structure in the ear responsible for maintaining equal pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Ear ossicles

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Auditory canal

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Auditory nerve

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Eustachian tube

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Solution

The correct option is D
Eustachian tube

This tube connects the middle ear to the throat and helps in maintaining equal pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

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The part of the internal ear responsible for hearing is

(a) cochlea (b) semicircular canal (c) utriculus (d) sacculus

Consider the following statements.

i) Ears help our brain to sense from which directions the sounds are coming.

ii) Eustachian tubes equalize the air pressure on either side of the eardrum.

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