Question:

In frog, 'fenestra ovalis' is

Updated On: Jul 12, 2022
  • the communication between the pharynx and the tympanic cavity
  • the external opening of the tympanic cavity which is covered by the tympanic membrane
  • the air filled cavity of the middle ear
  • the opening in the auditory capsule which separates the middle ear from the internal ear.
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The bony partition between tympanic cavity (cavity of middle ear) and auditory capsule (internal ear) is perforated by a small window-like oval aperture, the fenestra ovalis, which remains closed by a membrane and a cartilaginous nodule, the stapedial plate.
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