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Question
the receptors for hearing are found on the
multiple choice
tympanic membrane.
basilar membrane.
stapes.
oval window.
scala vestibuli.
Sound - waves cause vibrations in the cochlea. The hair - cells (receptors for hearing) are located on the basilar membrane within the cochlea. The tympanic membrane transmits sound to the middle ear, the stapes is one of the middle - ear ossicles, the oval window is the entrance to the cochlea from the middle ear, and the scala vestibuli is one of the fluid - filled chambers in the cochlea but not where the receptors are located.
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B. basilar membrane