Where is the round window located?

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(B) The inner wall of the middle ear (tympanic cavity) contains two membrane-covered openings: the oval window (fenestra ovalis) and the round window

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On the inner wall of the tympanic cavity

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(B) The inner wall of the middle ear (tympanic cavity) contains two membrane-covered openings: the oval window (fenestra ovalis) and the round window (fenestra rotunda).The round window is located below the oval window and serves to dissipate the pressure waves generated in the perilymph of the cochlea by the movement of the stapes.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$. Incus	$(i)$. Hammer shaped
$(b)$. Malleus	$(ii)$. Stirrup shaped
$(c)$. Stapes	$(iii)$. Anvil shaped

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