Question

Both the auditory and vestibular systems rely upon ________ to detect movement of fluid within the ear.

a. hair cells
b. chemoreceptors
c. thermoreceptors
d. magnetoreceptors
e. hydroreceptors

Answer 1

Hair cells are the correct answer

Both the auditory system and vestibular system use hair cells as their receptors. Auditory stimuli are sound waves. The sound wave energy reaches the outer ear (pinna, canal, tympanum), and vibrations of the tympanum send the energy to the middle ear