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Which of the following statement is correct about the human ear?


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Semicircular canals are concerned with balancing of the body

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Tympanum is concerned with balancing of the body

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Organ of Corti is concerned with balancing of the body

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Ear is not concerned with balancing of the body

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Solution

The correct option is A

Semicircular canals are concerned with balancing of the body


In the inner ear, the balance system consists of three semicircular canals that contain fluid and "sensors” that detect rotational movement of the head. Each of the semicircular canals lies at a different angle and is situated at right angles to each other.

In human anatomy, the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin, cone-shaped membranethat separates the external earfrom the middle earin humans and other tetrapods. Its function is to transmit soundfrom the air to the ossiclesinside the middle ear and then to the oval window in the fluid-filled cochlea.

The organ of Corti is the sensitive element in the inner ear and can be thought of as the body's microphone. It is situated on the basilar membrane in one of the three compartments of the Cochlea.


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