CN2 Flashcards
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Q
What is the function of the cone cell?
A
Provide vision in bright light conditions and mediate color vision.
1
Q
What is the function of the rod cell?
A
Provide vision in dim light conditions.
2
Q
What is the most numerous photoreceptor cell?
A
Rod cell.
3
Q
What is the primary afferent neuron of the second cranial nerve?
A
Bipolar cell.
4
Q
What is the secondary sensory neurons of the secondary cranial nerve?
A
Ganglion cell.
5
Q
What forms the optic nerve?
A
Axons of the ganglion cells.
6
Q
What occurs at the optic chiasma?
A
Part of the optic nerve decussates.
7
Q
Axons carried in the second cranial nerve will synapse in what specific location?
A
Lateral geniculate nucleus.
