Which of the following statements about the auditory functioning of the cochlea is false?
A) The flexing of the round window follows the flexing of the oval window in a delayed fashion.
B) The hair cells on the organ of Corti move against the rigid tectorial membrane.
C) The intensity of the sound determines how many hair cells will be stimulated.
D) The frequency of the sound determines which hair cells will be stimulated.
E) Lower frequency sounds result in the stimulation of hair cells closer to the round window.
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