NEET BIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

CONTROL AND COORDINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The three bones in your ear are called the anvil, stirrup, and hammer.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The middle ear contains three tiny bones: Hammer (malleus)-attached to the eardrum. Anvil (incus)-in the middle of the chain of bones. Stirrup (stapes)-attached to the membrane-covered opening that connects the middle ear with the inner ear (oval window)

Detailed explanation-2: -Triple bone structure arose independently in platypus and humans. Listen up: mammals seem to have evolved the delicate bone structure of the middle ear at least twice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ossicles are three tiny bones, the smallest in the human body, and are named the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup). These bones work in conjunction to further amplify the sound.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your middle ear begins on the other side of your tympanic membrane (eardrum). There are three tiny bones in this area-the malleus, incus and stapes. (Healthcare providers refer to these three bones as the ossicles.) They transfer sound vibrations from your eardrum to your inner ear.

Detailed explanation-5: -physiology of hearing chain are the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup), so named because of the resemblance of the bones to these objects.

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