Which Statement Is TRUE Regarding the Retina

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Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE regarding the retina?

• A) Light passes through other layers of transparent cells before reaching rods and cones on the back side of the retina where processing begins.
• B) The retina consists only of rods and cones.
• C) Light hits and is absorbed by the first layer of cells called bipolar, and then the information is passed through other cells on the way to the rods and cones.
• D) The retina consists of rods and cones, the basilar membrane, the sclera, and borderline cells.

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Definitions:

Dilator Pupillae Muscle

A muscle in the eye that controls the widening of the pupil to adjust the amount of light entering the eye.

Aqueous Humor

A clear, watery fluid located in the eye between the lens and the cornea, providing nutrients and maintaining eye pressure.

Vitreous Humor

A clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball, helping it maintain shape.

Refraction

Bending of a light ray when it passes from one medium into another of different density.