Fluid movement in the cochlea causes
A) displacement of the round window, which dissipates pressure.
B) deflection of the basilar membrane.
C) the hairs of the receptor cells of the organ of Corti to be bent as they are moved in relation to the tectorial membrane.
D) two of these answers.
E) all of these answers.

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Fluid movement in the cochlea causes displacement of the round window, which dissipates pressure, deflection of the basilar membrane, and the bending of the hairs of the receptor cells of the organ of Corti as they are moved in relation to the tectorial membrane. Therefore, all of the given answer choices are correct.

Fluid Movement in the Cochlea Causes