Transduction of auditory information takes place in the ____.
A) fovea
B) pinna
C) cochlea
D) malleus

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Transduction of auditory information takes place in the cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear that contains thousands of hair cells which convert sound waves into neural signals that can be transmitted to the brain. The fovea is a small area in the retina of the eye responsible for central vision, the pinna is the external part of the ear that collects sound waves, and the malleus is one of three tiny bones in the middle ear that amplify sound waves. None of these structures are directly involved in the transduction of auditory information.

Transduction of Auditory Information Takes Place in the ____