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Assertion:The Eustachian tube helps in equalising the pressures on either sides of the ear drum.
Reason:The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear cavity with the pharynx.

A

Auditory ossicles

B

Membranous labyrinth

C

Eustachian tube

D

Cochlea.

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