The movement of the stapes at the oval window establishes pressure waves in the

A) endolymph of the scala vestibuli.
B) ampullae.
C) perilymph of the scala tympani.
D) endolymph of the cochlear duct.
E) perilymph of the scala vestibuli.


E) perilymph of the scala vestibuli.

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