Select the correct path through which sound waves travel to stimulate hearing.
A) Outer ear → basilar membrane → inner ear → oval window → auditory tube
B) Outer ear → auditory tube → oval window → tympanic membrane → basilar membrane
C) Outer ear → oval window → middle ear → tympanic membrane → cochlea
D) Outer ear → tympanic membrane → middle ear → oval window → cochlea
E) Outer ear → tympanic membrane → auditory tube → cochlea → oval window

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Sound waves travel through the outer ear, hit the tympanic membrane (eardrum), pass through the middle ear (where they are amplified by the ossicles), enter the cochlea via the oval window, and stimulate hearing receptors within the cochlea.

Select the Correct Path Through Which Sound Waves Travel to Stimulate