The nerve impulse for hearing originates from:

Ear drum

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Ear ossicles

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Cochlea

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Auditory nerve

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Solution

The correct option is C
Cochlea

In human beings, the inner ear contains the parts responsible for hearing and balance. The impulses for hearing are generated in the cochlea and are sent to the brain by the cochlear portion of the auditory nerve.

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Q. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

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

Match the following parts of the ear with their functions.

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Given below are two sets (a) and (b) of five parts in each. Rewrite them in correct sequence.
(a) Cochlea, tympanum, auditory canal, ear ossicles, oval window.
(b) Conjunctiva, retina, cornea, optic nerve, lens.

Name the nerve which carries electrical impulses from the cochlea of ear to the brain.

Match the following parts of the ear with their functions.

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The nerve impulse for hearing originates from:

The correct option is C Cochlea In human beings, the inner ear contains the parts responsible for hearing and balance. The impulses for hearing are generated in the cochlea and are sent to the brain by the cochlear portion of the auditory nerve.

The correct option is C
Cochlea

In human beings, the inner ear contains the parts responsible for hearing and balance. The impulses for hearing are generated in the cochlea and are sent to the brain by the cochlear portion of the auditory nerve.