In What Order Will You Encounter the Following Structures If $\rightarrow$

question 26

Multiple Choice

In what order will you encounter the following structures if you examine the human ear from the outside inward?

• A)tympanic membrane \(\rightarrow\) malleus \(\rightarrow\)incus \(\rightarrow\) stapes \(\rightarrow\)oval window \(\rightarrow\) cochlea
• B)tympanic membrane \(\rightarrow\) incus \(\rightarrow\)malleus \(\rightarrow\) stapes \(\rightarrow\) oval window \(\rightarrow\) cochlea
• C)tympanic membrane \(\rightarrow\) stapes \(\rightarrow\)malleus \(\rightarrow\) incus \(\rightarrow\)oval window \(\rightarrow\) cochlea
• D)tympanic membrane \(\rightarrow\) malleus \(\rightarrow\)incus\(\rightarrow\) stapes \(\rightarrow\) cochlea \(\rightarrow\)oval window

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