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A watery liquid called the perilymph moves inside the cochlea and responds to vibrations coming from the middle ear. This fluid moves over the hair cells and converts the motion into electrical signals.

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sound wave energy is transformed to electrical energy.

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The cochlea is a part of the human ear. The two things that the cochlea has inside it are the Organ of Corti and hair cells.

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