Columella auris is a modified

Options

(a) Articular
(b) Sphenthmoid
(c) Hyomandibular
(d) Quadrate

Correct Answer:

Hyomandibular

Explanation:

Hyomandibular is one pair of small cartilages or bone forming the dorsal ends of the hyoid arch of a vertebrate. Hyomendibular becomes modified to form an auditory ossicle the columella auris of amphibia, reptiles and birds and the stapes of mammals.