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MCAT Question A Day - 6/17/14 - Answer!

Pressure waves in the air are converted to neural signals at the:

A.  retina
B.  tympanic membrane
C.  cochlea
D.  semicircular canals

C is the right answer. Pressure waves, or sound, are converted to neural Signals by hair cells in thorgan of Corti in the cochlea.