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codyclark

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Which of the following is true of the manner in which visual information is carried from the retina to the cortex?
 
  a. Information from the temporal ganglion cells projects to the opposite hemisphere.
  b. Information from the nasal ganglion cells projects to the ipsilateral hemisphere.
  c. Information from one side of the visual field is transmitted to the opposite hemisphere.
  d. Visual information remains on the same side of the brain as it moves from retina to cortex.
  e. The left hemisphere receives information from the left half of the visual field.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the thalamic dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)?
 
  a. The LGN is comprised of six similar layers.
  b. Each LGN layer receives information from one eye.
  c. The inner four layers of the LGN are termed the parvocellular layers.
  d. The outer four layers of the LGN are termed the magnocellular layers.
  e. The cell bodies of the inner two layers of the LGN are larger than those of the outer four layers.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. Information from one side of the visual field is transmitted to the opposite hemisphere.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e. The cell bodies of the inner two layers of the LGN are larger than those of the outer four layers.





 

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