Movement of the Oval Window

Question

Movement of the oval window
A) moves the endolymph in the inner ear, thereby bending the mechanoreceptors of the organ of Corti.
B) vibrates the middle ear ossicles and eardrum.
C) pushes endolymph from the cochlea into the semicircular canals.
D) pushes perilymph from the semicircular canals into the cochlea.

Accepted Answer

Movement of the oval window moves the endolymph in the inner ear, which in turn bends the mechanoreceptors of the organ of Corti, initiating the process of hearing.