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Which type of vision are rods specialized for?
Which type of vision are rods specialized for?
- Day vision
- Central vision
- Peripheral vision
- Night vision (correct)
Which type of vision are cones specialized for?
Which type of vision are cones specialized for?
- Night vision
- Day vision (correct)
- Peripheral vision
- Central vision
Which type of photoreceptor has higher sensitivity to scattered light?
Which type of photoreceptor has higher sensitivity to scattered light?
- Photosensitive ganglion cells
- Cones
- Both rods and cones
- Rods (correct)
Which type of photoreceptor has higher acuity?
Which type of photoreceptor has higher acuity?
Which pigment is present in rods?
Which pigment is present in rods?
Which pigment is present in cones?
Which pigment is present in cones?
Which type of pigment is sensitive to a different part of the visible spectrum?
Which type of pigment is sensitive to a different part of the visible spectrum?
Which cells in the retina are responsible for night vision?
Which cells in the retina are responsible for night vision?
What is the function of the cones in the retina?
What is the function of the cones in the retina?
Which area of the retina has the highest visual acuity?
Which area of the retina has the highest visual acuity?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
How many rods are there in each retina?
How many rods are there in each retina?
Which cells in the retina are responsible for color vision?
Which cells in the retina are responsible for color vision?
What is the function of the ganglion cells in the retina?
What is the function of the ganglion cells in the retina?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
What is the function of horizontal cells in the retina?
What is the function of horizontal cells in the retina?
What is the role of ganglion cells in the retina?
What is the role of ganglion cells in the retina?
Which type of color blindness affects both men and women equally?
Which type of color blindness affects both men and women equally?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
What is the duration of the receptor potential in rods compared to cones?
What is the duration of the receptor potential in rods compared to cones?
Which type of cells are involved in the direct pathway from rods to bipolar cells to amacrine cells to ganglion cells?
Which type of cells are involved in the direct pathway from rods to bipolar cells to amacrine cells to ganglion cells?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells?
Which type of ganglion cells project to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?
Which type of ganglion cells project to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?
Which type of ganglion cells are more sensitive to low contrast black and white stimuli?
Which type of ganglion cells are more sensitive to low contrast black and white stimuli?
What is the primary target of amacrine cells?
What is the primary target of amacrine cells?
Which type of cells release inhibitory transmitters such as GABA or glycine?
Which type of cells release inhibitory transmitters such as GABA or glycine?
What do some amacrine cells respond strongly to?
What do some amacrine cells respond strongly to?
What do some amacrine cells respond to?
What do some amacrine cells respond to?
What is the function of the optic cup?
What is the function of the optic cup?
Which type of cells are responsible for color vision in the retina?
Which type of cells are responsible for color vision in the retina?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
What is the primary function of rods in the retina?
What is the primary function of rods in the retina?
What is the function of the fovea in the retina?
What is the function of the fovea in the retina?
What is the area of greatest visual acuity in the retina?
What is the area of greatest visual acuity in the retina?
How many rods are there in each retina?
How many rods are there in each retina?
What must light pass through to activate light-sensitive rods and cones in the retina?
What must light pass through to activate light-sensitive rods and cones in the retina?
Which type of vision are rods specialized for?
Which type of vision are rods specialized for?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
Which type of pigment is sensitive to a different part of the visible spectrum?
Which type of pigment is sensitive to a different part of the visible spectrum?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
What is the ratio of cones to ganglion cells in the central fovea?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
Which type of color blindness affects both men and women equally?
Which type of color blindness affects both men and women equally?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
What is the function of the optic disc in the eye?
What is the duration of the receptor potential in rods compared to cones?
What is the duration of the receptor potential in rods compared to cones?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
Which type of cells in the retina use electrotonic potentials instead of action potentials to move current along their membranes?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells in the retina?
What is the primary function of amacrine cells in the retina?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
What happens to sodium channels in photoreceptors in response to light?
Which type of photoreceptor has higher sensitivity to scattered light?
Which type of photoreceptor has higher sensitivity to scattered light?
Which type of cells in the retina release inhibitory transmitters such as GABA or glycine?
Which type of cells in the retina release inhibitory transmitters such as GABA or glycine?
Which type of ganglion cells project to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?
Which type of ganglion cells project to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?
Which type of ganglion cells are more sensitive to low contrast black and white stimuli?
Which type of ganglion cells are more sensitive to low contrast black and white stimuli?
Which type of cells respond strongly to the onset of the visual signal?
Which type of cells respond strongly to the onset of the visual signal?
Which type of cells respond to the extinguishment of the visual signal?
Which type of cells respond to the extinguishment of the visual signal?
Which type of cells respond to movement of a light signal across the retina?
Which type of cells respond to movement of a light signal across the retina?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to specific directions of motion or orientation?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to specific directions of motion or orientation?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to increases or decreases in light?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to increases or decreases in light?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to fine detail?
Which type of ganglion cells are sensitive to fine detail?
