While at the zoo with his parents, young Jonah looks at a large snail behind a glass display. He looks up at his mother and, much to her surprise, says, "Mommy, that looks just like part of a human being's ear!" To which ear structure is Jonah referring?

A. The semicircular canals
B. The basilar membrane
C. The primary ossicle
D. The cochlea


Answer: D

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