Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear ( the pinna ) and the middle ear to the inner ear, where it creates pressure waves in the fluid of the cochlea. there, hairs on the organ of corti are moved by the pressure waves. the movement of the hairs starts the process by which nerve impulses are generated. where is the organ of corti located?

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1. Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear ( the pinna ) and the middle ear to the inner ear, where it creates pressure waves in the fluid of the cochlea. there, hairs on the organ of corti are moved by the pressure waves. the movement of the hairs starts the process by which nerve impulses are generated. where is the organ of corti located?