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the receptors for hearing are found on the multiple choice tympanic mem…

Question

the receptors for hearing are found on the
multiple choice
tympanic membrane.
basilar membrane.
stapes.
oval window.
scala vestibuli.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

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.

Answer:

B. basilar membrane