The cochlea relays information to the brain about sound when
A) sound molecules chemically interact with the hair cells.
B) vibrations in the cochlea bend the hairs of the hair cells, producing an action potential in a neuron underneath the hair cells.
C) free nerve endings in the cochlea are stimulated.
D) Meissner's corpuscles are stimulated.
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