Gwen Plays in a Rock Band

Gwen plays in a rock band. For years, she failed to wear earplugs, and now she has trouble hearing certain sounds. If we were to examine how prolonged exposure to loud noise has affected her auditory system, we would probably see damaged sound receptors. Sound receptors are actually

A) tiny hairs inside the organ of Corti.
B) cells floating inside the basilar membrane.
C) situated on the tympanic membrane, or eardrum.
D) tiny bones known as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.
E) cells floating in extracellular fluid surrounding the basilar membrane.