Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2006

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    Ear drum is known as

    A)  tympanic membrane    

    B)  tensor tympani

    C)  scala tympani                   

    D)  scala vestibule

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    External ear is the outermost part of an ear  distinguished into an ear pinna (= auricle) and an auditory canal. The auditory canal is also lined by hairy skin. It is supported by bone except for a shorter outer part, which  is supported by cartilage, like pinna. It is internally closed and separated from middle ear by a thin but stiff, slightly curved and oblique tympanic membrane or 'eardrum


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