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With reference to the human ear, answer the questions that follow

(i) Give the technical term for the structure found in the inner ear.

(ii) Name the three small bones present in the middle ear. What is the biological term for them collectively ?

(iii) Name the part of the ear associated with (1) static balance, (2) hearing, (3) dynamic balance.

(iv) Name the nerve, which transmits messages from the ear to the brain.

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(i) Membranous labyrinth

(ii) Malleus, incus, stapes. Collectively called ear ossicles.

(iii) (1) Utriculus and iacculus (2) Cochlea (3) Semi-circular canals

(iv) Auditory nerve.

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