Jeremy is deaf because his hair cells have been damaged. The reason Jeremy cannot hear is because the:
A. sound waves cannot be transformed into nerve impulses
B. sound waves cannot cause the oval window to vibrate
C. tympanic membrane does not receive information from the basilar membrane
D. cochlea has no fluid to generate sound vibrations
Answer: A
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