Multiple Rods and Cones Within an Area of the Retina

question 38

Multiple Choice

Multiple rods and cones within an area of the retina will send information to a single visual cell. What is the term for such an area?

• A)fovea
• B)optic disc
• C)light adaptation region
• D)receptive field

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Definitions:

Measures of Dispersion

Statistical indicators that describe the spread or variability of a data set.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a given set of data.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, providing a measure of data dispersion.

Variance

A statistical measure that quantifies the spread or dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value.