Ear Anatomy MCQ
Which of the following is NOT a boundary of the triangular fossa?
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Ascending portion of the helix
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What is the Triangular Fossa?
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The concavity bounded by the superior and inferior crura of the antihelix and the ascending portion of the helix.
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What is Scapha?
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The groove between the helix and the antihelix.
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The earlobe is variable in size due to what reason?
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It is highly variable in size and in the degree of attachment of the anteroinferior portion to the face.
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What is the earlobe?
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The soft, fleshy, inferior part of the pinna.
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What is the average crus helix?
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Extends about one half to two thirds the distance across the concha
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What is the synonym for crista helicis?
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Crus helix
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The helix can be divided into approximately how many parts?
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The Frankfurt Horizontal is used as the _____.
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General horizontal plane of the head
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What is the fossa bisected by the crus helix called?
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Cymba superiorly and cavum inferiorly.
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What is the anterosuperior cartilaginous protrusion lying between the incisura and the origin of the antihelix called?
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Antitragus
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What does the superior crus of the antihelix do?
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Separates the scapha from the triangular fossa
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What is the lower cartilaginous ridge arising at the bifurcation of the antihelix called?
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Inferior Crus
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What is the stem of the antihelix?
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The part below the bifurcation
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The antihelix ridge separates which three structures?
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Concha, Triangular Fossa, Scapha
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What is the definition of prodromal?
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Early symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease
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What does the word "motile" mean?
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Capable of movement
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What does "suppurative" mean?
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Containing or producing pus
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What does purulent mean?
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Containing pus
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What is a sinus?
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A cavity in the body that is lined with mucous membrane and drains into the nose
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What is the function of the sinus?
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To contain venous blood
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What is the medical term for pain in the ear?
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What is the definition of "otalgia"?
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Pain in the ear
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What is Tinnitus?
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A jingling; a ringing or buzzing in the ear
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What is aural fullness?
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Feeling of pressure in the ear
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What is cerumen?
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A waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal
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What is rhinitis?
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Inflammation of the nose
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What is the definition of "otorrhea"?
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Any discharge from the ear
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What does distension mean?
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Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside
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What does epithelial tissue do?
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It covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out.
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What does the basilar membrane do?
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Runs the length of the cochlea in the inner ear and holds the auditory receptors, called hair cells.
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What is the modiolus?
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The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea
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What does modiolus mean?
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Conical shaped central axis in the cochlea
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What is the scala tympani?
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A duct in the inner ear
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What is the smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear?
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What is the utricle?
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The larger of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear
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What is the vestibule of the ear?
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The area between the cochlea and the semicircular canals.
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What is the membraneous labyrinth?
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Membrane-covered tubes inside the bony labyrinth
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What is the bony labyrinth?
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A winding tunnel located in the inner ear.
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What is exudate?
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Fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
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Transudative effusion is caused by an increase in intravascular hydrostatic pressure or a decrease in _____.
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Capillary oncotic pressure
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What is the stapedius?
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A middle-ear muscle that is attached to the stapes.
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What is inserted on the handle of the malleus?
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Tensor tempani
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Which of the following is not a wall of the tympanic cavity?
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Jugular wall
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What is the definition of cranial fossae?
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Depressions in floor of cranium on which the brain rests
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What does the petrous part enclose?
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Structures of the inner ear
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What is the stapes?
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Stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
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What are the three tiny bones in the middle ear called?
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What are ossicles?
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Three tiny bones in the middle ear
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What is mastoiditis?
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Inflammation of the mastoid bone
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What is the Scapha of Ear?
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Fossa between the inner and outer rims of the ear
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What is the scapha of the ear?
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The fossa between the inner and outer rims of the ear
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What is the name for the cartilaginous ridge arising at the bifurcation of the antihelix?
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Inferior helical crus
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What is the vagus nerve?
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The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs, heart and other areas
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What is the pars tensa?
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The thick, taut, central-inferior section of the tympanic membrane
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What is the thick, taut, central-inferior section of the tympanic membrane called?
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Pars flaccida
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What is the meaning of "pars flaccida"?
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Small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
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What is the meaning of the word "malleus"?
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What is the Perichondrium?
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A dense irregular connective tissue membrane that covers cartilage.
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What is the name of the small eminence located on the superior border of the lobe of the ear?
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Antitragus
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What is the Antitragus of ear?
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A small eminence obliquely opposite the tragus. Located on the superior border of the lobe of the ear.
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What is the tragus?
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Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
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What is the definition of "concha"?
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The concave shell of the ear; the deepest depression of the ear
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What is the antihelix?
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The inner rim of the ear
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What is the outermost curvature of the ear called?
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What is the tympanic membrane?
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What is Meatus?
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Canal-like passageway
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What is a "meatus"?
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A canal-like passageway
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What is the cartilaginous outside part of the ear called?
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What is the vestibular system responsible for?
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Maintaining balance
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome?
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Unilateral hearing loss
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What is the vestibular aqueduct?
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A bony canal that goes from the medial faccial the vestibule outside the temporal bone
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Which of the following is not a part of the stapes?
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What is the third ossicle in the middle ear called?
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How many semicircular canal are present in human ear?
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What are the three canal of labirinth?
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Semicircular canal
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What is the smaller of the two vestibular sacs called?
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What is the Saccule?
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The smaller of the two vestibular sacs.
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What is the other name for otolith?
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Statolith
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Which of the following does NOT belong to the middle ear?
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Round window
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What are the three auditory ossicles in the middle ear?
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Malleus, Incus, Stapes
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What is the name of the sinus located behind the ear?
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Mastoid antrum
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What is the mastoid antrum?
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A locaded in the epitympanic recess
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Malleus is a small bone situated in which part of the ear?
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Middle ear
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What is the malleus?
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A small bone situated in the middle ear
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What does the inner ear contain?
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The cochlea and the vestibular system.
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What is the Incus?
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A small bone situated in the middle ear
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What is the bony labirinth also known as?
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Osseus Labirinth
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What is the bony wall of the osseus labirinth called?
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Temporal bone
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The external ear is formed by the auricle, the external auditory meatus and _____.
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What is the external auditory meatus?
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A tube that runs between the outer ear and middle ear.
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What is the External Auditory Canal?
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The External Auditory Canal is the passageway from the outer ear to the middle ear.
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What is contained in the vestibular aqueduct?
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The ductus endolymphaticus
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What is the pathogenic mechanism of Ménière's disease?
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Abnormal circulation of the inner era fluids
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What is the function of the eardrum?
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The function of the eardrum is transmitted from the sound to the auditory ossicles.
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What is the name of the thin membrane that closes the external ear canal?
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What is the cochlea?
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The cochlea is an organ of hearing.
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What are the three auditory ossicles?
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Malleus, incus, stapes
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What are auditory ossicles?
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Malleus (or hammer), incus and staphes
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How many main parts does the ear have?
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What are the three main parts of the ear?
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The external ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.
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