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Question
Given below is a diagram of a part of the human ear. Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Name the audio receptor region present in the part labeled 'A'.
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Solution
Organ of corti or spiral organ.
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(i) Give the biological term for the part labeled ‘A’ and state its function.
(ii) Name the part labeled ‘B’ and state its function.
(iii) Name the part labeled ‘C’ and state its function.
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Draw the neat labelled diagram of the human ear.
______ is the smallest bone in the human body.
Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest the suitable word/words for the fourth place.
Ear pinna : Auricle :: Inner ear : ______.
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