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Which type of cells enhance the signal processing between bipolar and ganglion cells?
Which type of cells enhance the signal processing between bipolar and ganglion cells?
- Photoreceptor cells
- Horizontal and amacrine cells (correct)
- Rod cells
- Cone cells
What is the ratio of rods to cones in the retina, except in the fovea?
What is the ratio of rods to cones in the retina, except in the fovea?
- 2:1
- 20:1 (correct)
- 1:1
- 10:1
What is the function of rods in vision?
What is the function of rods in vision?
- Enhanced visual acuity
- Sharpness (acuity) of vision
- Color vision
- Nighttime vision (correct)
What is the function of cones in vision?
What is the function of cones in vision?
What is the visual pigment for rod cells?
What is the visual pigment for rod cells?
What is the visual pigment for cones that respond to green wavelengths?
What is the visual pigment for cones that respond to green wavelengths?
What happens to the membrane potential of a rod cell when light activates rhodopsin?
What happens to the membrane potential of a rod cell when light activates rhodopsin?
Which structure in the eye is responsible for bending light rays and modifying its shape to focus the light on the retina?
Which structure in the eye is responsible for bending light rays and modifying its shape to focus the light on the retina?
What is the term used to describe the ability of the lens to modify its shape to adjust the focal length?
What is the term used to describe the ability of the lens to modify its shape to adjust the focal length?
Which visual deficit occurs when the focal point falls behind the retina?
Which visual deficit occurs when the focal point falls behind the retina?
What is the term used to describe the process of converting light stimulus into a change in membrane potential within the retina?
What is the term used to describe the process of converting light stimulus into a change in membrane potential within the retina?
Which cells sit between the light stimulus and the photoreceptor cells in the retina?
Which cells sit between the light stimulus and the photoreceptor cells in the retina?
In which area of the retina do photoreceptors have direct access to light and reflect the most visual acuity?
In which area of the retina do photoreceptors have direct access to light and reflect the most visual acuity?
What is the term used to describe near-sightedness, where the focal point falls in front of the retina?
What is the term used to describe near-sightedness, where the focal point falls in front of the retina?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps involved in the process of vision?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps involved in the process of vision?
Which cranial nerve controls the six eye muscles that innervate the eye?
Which cranial nerve controls the six eye muscles that innervate the eye?
Which chamber of the eye is filled with a substance called aqueous humor?
Which chamber of the eye is filled with a substance called aqueous humor?
What is the function of the lacrimal gland in the eye?
What is the function of the lacrimal gland in the eye?
Which part of the eye is a clear and gelatinous matrix that maintains the shape of the eyeball?
Which part of the eye is a clear and gelatinous matrix that maintains the shape of the eyeball?
Which structure of the eye can change in diameter in response to changes in light?
Which structure of the eye can change in diameter in response to changes in light?
Through which structure do the nerves (optic nerve) exit the eye?
Through which structure do the nerves (optic nerve) exit the eye?
Which of the following is true about the light-on response in bipolar cells?
Which of the following is true about the light-on response in bipolar cells?
What is the role of ganglion cells in the visual system?
What is the role of ganglion cells in the visual system?
Where do the optic nerves cross in the visual system?
Where do the optic nerves cross in the visual system?
Which region of the brain is responsible for constricting the pupils in response to light?
Which region of the brain is responsible for constricting the pupils in response to light?
How does visual information leave the nuclei and reduce the amount of light entering both eyes?
How does visual information leave the nuclei and reduce the amount of light entering both eyes?
What is the role of the pretectum in the visual system?
What is the role of the pretectum in the visual system?
Where is visual information sent after the optic chiasm?
Where is visual information sent after the optic chiasm?
What is the function of the lateral geniculate body in the visual system?
What is the function of the lateral geniculate body in the visual system?
What is the pupillary reflex?
What is the pupillary reflex?
