High-frequency sounds cause the greatest vibration of
a. hair cells in the middle of the basilar membrane.
b. hair cells nearest the oval window.
c. hair cells nearest the auditory nerve.
d. hair cells farthest down the basilar membrane from the oval window. e. the membrane of the eardrum.
b
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