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The combining form chondr/o means gristle or ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the retina is not true?
 
  A) Light strikes the retina at the macula lutea.
  B) The center of the macula lutea is the fovea centralis.
  C) The point of sharpest vision is the optic disk.
  D) Rods and cones are found in the retina.


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Answer to Question 1

cartilage

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: The optic disk is the blind spot of the eye. The point of clearest vision is the fovea centralis. The other statements are true.



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