I Am a Cell in the Thalamus That Is Excited

question 104

Multiple Choice

I am a cell in the thalamus that is excited by red and inhibited by green. I am a(n)

• A)feature detector.
• B)cone.
• C)bipolar cell.
• D)opponent-process cell.

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Definitions:

Rodlike Structures

Any elongated, cylindrical shapes or components found in biological organisms or cells, often referring to the physical structure of certain proteins or cellular organelles.

Actin

The protein of which microfilaments consist. Actin, together with the protein myosin, is responsible for muscle contraction.

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

A region of the endoplasmic reticulum associated with ribosomes, involved in the synthesis and processing of proteins.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures where protein synthesis occurs, reading mRNA and assembling amino acids into proteins according to the genetic instructions.