AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The axons of ganglion cells converge to form
A
the basilar membrane.
B
bipolar cells.
C
the auditory nerve.
D
the optic nerve.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Axons of retinal ganglion cells conveying input from all areas of the retina converge at the optic disc, where they penetrate the choroid and sclera to form the optic nerve. Within the nerve fiber layer of the retina, ganglion cell axons are unmyelinated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ganglion cell axons exit the retina through a circular region in its nasal part called the optic disk (or optic papilla), where they bundle together to form the optic nerve.

Detailed explanation-3: -The axons of retinal ganglion cells converge to form the optic nerve, which exits through the back of the eye and carries the visual information to the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The axons of the retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve. The two optic nerves meet at the optic chiasm, where the nerve fibers originating in the nasal retina of each eye decussate to join the temporal fibers of the fellow eye. From the chiasm, the same axons continue on as the optic tract.

Detailed explanation-5: -The optic nerve (ON) is constituted by the axons of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).

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