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#Question id: 21246

The correct sequence of events involved in phototransduction in rods and cones in response to light is:

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. activation of transducin, decreased release of glutamate, structural changes in rhodopsin, closure of Na + channels, and decrease in intracellular cGMP.
  2. decreased release of glutamate, activation of transducin, closure of Na + channels, decrease in intracellular cGMP, and structural changes in rhodopsin.
  3. structural changes in rhodopsin, decrease in intracellular cGMP, decreased release of glutamate, closure of Na + channels, and activation of transducin.
  4. structural changes in rhodopsin, activation of transducin, decrease in intracellular cGMP, closure of Na + channels, and decreased release of glutamate.
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#Question id: 21243

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 62-year-old Caucasian woman experienced a rapid onset of blurry vision along with loss of central vision. A comprehensive eye exam showed that she had wet age-related macular degeneration. The fovea of the eye
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#Question id: 21244

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following parts of the eye has the greatest concentration of rods?
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#Question id: 21245

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following is not correctly paired?
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#Question id: 21247

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 25-year-old medical student spent a summer volunteering in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. There he noted a high incidence of people reporting difficulty with night vision due to a lack of vitamin A in their diet. Vitamin A is a precursor for the synthesis of
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#Question id: 21249

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following is not involved in color vision? 
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#Question id: 21250

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 56-year-old female was diagnosed with a tumor near the base of the skull, impinging on her optic tract. Which of the following statements about the central visual pathway is correct?