Which correctly traces the path of a sound vibration?
A) auditory canal → tympanic membrane → malleus → incus → stapes → oval window → cochlea → cochlear nerve
B) auditory canal → malleus → incus → stapes → tympanic membrane → oval window → cochlea → cochlear nerve
C) auditory canal → tympanic membrane → malleus → incus → stapes → cochlea → oval window → cochlear nerve
D) auditory canal → tympanic membrane → oval window → cochlea → malleus → incus → stapes → cochlear nerve
E) auditory canal → malleus → incus → stapes → oval window → tympanic membrane → cochlea → cochlear nerve

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The correct path of a sound vibration starts at the auditory canal, then moves to the tympanic membrane (eardrum), through the ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes), to the oval window, into the cochlea, and finally to the cochlear nerve. This sequence accurately describes how sound waves are transmitted from the outer ear through the middle ear and into the inner ear where they are converted into nerve impulses.

Which Correctly Traces the Path of a Sound Vibration