The nervous system determines the pitch of a tone by
A) the region of the basilar membrane that vibrates most vigorously at any one instant.
B) peak amplitude of basilar membrane displacement.
C) sites along the basilar membrane where vibrations are longest.
D) the frequency of oval window vibration.
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