Which of the Following Is True of the Visual Transduction

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the visual transduction process?

• A) In the dark, the photoreceptor releases a transmitter that inhibits the bipolar cell.
• B) Light depolarizes the photoreceptor.
• C) Action potentials are recorded from the bipolar cell after light exposure.
• D) Action potentials are recorded from the photoreceptors after light exposure.
• E) In the dark, the photoreceptor releases a transmitter that excites the bipolar cell.

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