Stimuli Produced by Sound Waves Reach the Brain Following Which $\rarr$

question 55

Multiple Choice

Stimuli produced by sound waves reach the brain following which pathway?

• A)Cochlear duct \(\rarr\) spiral organ \(\rarr\) ossicles \(\rarr\) oval window \(\rarr\) auditory canal \(\rarr\) tympanic membrane \(\rarr\) fibers of cochlear nerve
• B)Auditory canal \(\rarr\) tympanic membrane \(\rarr\) oval window \(\rarr\) cochlear duct \(\rarr\) ossicles \(\rarr\) spiral organ \(\rarr\) fibers of cochlear nerve
• C)Cochlear duct \(\rarr\) oval window \(\rarr\) auditory canal \(\rarr\) tympanic membrane \(\rarr\) ossicles \(\rarr\) spiral organ \(\rarr\) fibers of cochlear nerve
• D)Tympanic membrane \(\rarr\) auditory canal \(\rarr\) ossicles \(\rarr\) oval window \(\rarr\) cochlear duct \(\rarr\) spiral organ \(\rarr\) fibers of cochlear nerve
• E)Auditory canal \(\rarr\) tympanic membrane \(\rarr\) ossicles \(\rarr\) oval window \(\rarr\) cochlear duct \(\rarr\) spiral organ \(\rarr\) fibers of cochlear nerve

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