Question

Find the correct order of arrangement of ear ossicles from the side of tympanum towards the oval window.

• A. Incus $\to$ Stapes $\to$ Malleus
• B. Stapes $\to$ Incus $\to$ Malleus
• C. Malleus $\to$ Incus $\to$ Stapes
• D. Malleus $\to$ Stapes $\to$ Incus

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The three ear ossicles are found in the middle ear and are said to be the smallest bones in the human body. They serve the purpose of transmitting sound from the air to the cochlea. The vibrations received by the tympanic membrane travel through the ear ossicles, malleus, incus and stapes and then reach the cochlea via the oval window (opening from the middle ear to the cochlea) into the internal ear.