Identify the wrong statement regarding the mechanism of hearing

Options

A. External ear receives and directs the sound waves to ear drum
B. Vibrations produced in ear drum are trasmitted through ear ossicles and oval window to fluid-filled inner ear
C. Movement of basilar membrane bends the hair cells
D. `Nerve impulses are generated and transmitted by efferent fibres to the auditory cortex of brain.

Answer

D