A Cloudy or Opaque Area in the Normally Clear Lens

question 40

Multiple Choice

A cloudy or opaque area in the normally clear lens of the eye is called

• A) a stye.
• B) a detachment.
• C) a cataract.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of forming a myelin sheath around the nerves, which increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.

Frontal Cortex Maturation

The process of development and strengthening of the frontal cortex, a brain region essential for decision making, impulse control, and critical thinking, typically reaching full maturity in early adulthood.

Axons

Long fiber-like parts of a nerve cell that are involved in transmitting electrical signals from the cell body to other cells.

Corpus Callosum

A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.