<prompt> All of the following are TRUE about the middle ear, EXCEPT:The joints between ossicles are synolThe chorda tympani nerve is related to the lateral wallThe facial nerve passes in a canal situated in the medial and anterior wallsThe auditory tube connects the nasopharynx with the anterior wall  <response>: The facial nerve passes in a canal situated in the posterior and medial walls of the middle ear. It is not associated with the anterior wall. 