the sensory neurons in the ears interneurons between the ears and the brain the sound-processing center in the brain motor neurons applying commands from the brain to the ears
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: Repeated exposure to extremely loud sounds can reduce hearing ability by direct damage to which structures?
Possibilities:
- the sensory neurons in the ears
- interneurons between the ears and the brain
- the sound-processing center in the brain
- motor neurons applying commands from the brain to the ears

the sensory neurons in the ears