The Inner Hair Cells Are Considered to Be the Primary

The inner hair cells are considered to be the primary sensory hair cells of the cochlea because they

A) lie along the central axis of the cochlea.
B) are fewer in number than outer hair cells; hence, they are more sensitive.
C) are in closer contact with the tectorial membrane than the outer hair cells are.
D) are much more densely innervated by afferent contacts.
E) have more hairs than outer hair cells do.