A loud noise does not cause

A) a large movement of the tympanic membrane.
B) an alerting reaction leading to sympathetic activation.
C) a large number of hair cells to be stimulated.
D) a big pressure pulse entering the cochlear duct at that oval window.
E) the generation of a wave with a high frequency.


Answer: E

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