Otoacoustic emission arises from which of the cochlear structures?: (A) Inner hair cell, (B) Outer hair cell, (C) Riesser's membrane, (D) Organ of otolith
Answer is B. Otoacoustic emissions are low intensity sounds produced by outer hair cells of a normal cochlea and can be elicited by a very sensitive microphone placed in the external ear canal and an analysis by a computer.