Multiple Rods and Cones Within an Area of the Retina

question 36

Multiple Choice

Multiple rods and cones within an area of the retina will send information to a single visual cell.What do we call that area

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

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Definitions:

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