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High frequency sound waves vibrate the b...

High frequency sound waves vibrate the basilar membrane

A

Near the oval window

B

Near the helicotrema

C

In the middle of cochlea

D

From oval window to helicotrema

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The vibrations at the oval window are 20 times more vigorous than tympanic membrane. As a result oval window bulges inward it pushes on the perilymph of the scala vestibule then to the scala tympani.
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