Which of the following statements concerning the inner ear is true?

A. The footplate of the incus fits into the round window.
B. The spiral organ is found in the semicircular canals.
C. The cochlear duct is filled with perilymph.
D. The vestibule is one of the regions of the organ of corti.
E. The bony core of the cochlea is called the modiolus.


Answer: E

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