What Is the Correct Order of the Structures That Convert

question 139

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the structures that convert pressure waves in the air to the sensation of sound, beginning with the arrival of sound waves in the auditory canal?

• A) Oval window, ossicles, tympanic membrane, organ of Corti, basilar membrane
• B) Round window, tympanic membrane, basilar membrane, eustachian tube, organ of Corti
• C) Tympanic membrane, round window, organ of Corti, ossicles, basilar membrane
• D) Ossicles, tympanic membrane, oval window, basilar membrane, organ of Corti
• E) Tympanic membrane, ossicles, oval window, basilar membrane, organ of Corti

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