Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine: The sequence in which information passes through the optic nerve, bipolar cells, rods and cones, and ganglion cells in the vertebrate eye.

Introduction: The eye is a visual organ, having the ability to receive and process visual information. It can detect and convert light into electrochemical impulses which are transmitted to the brain through optic nerves which result into the formation of an image on the retina which is a part of an eye. The human eye consists of iris, cornea, pupil, lens, retina, and light sensitive receptor proteins such as rhodopsin.

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