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In human eye, at the blind spot
  1. Only rods are present
  2. Only cones are present
  3. Both rods and cones are present
  4. Neither rods nor cones are present

A
Only rods are present
B
Both rods and cones are present
C
Only cones are present
D
Neither rods nor cones are present
Solution
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The correct option is D Neither rods nor cones are present
Rods and cones are the secondary photoreceptors that are present buried under the layer of blood vessels and nerve fibres throughout the retina. Option C is incorrect. Rods are the light sensitive cells that lack colour discrimination and are almost exclusively present at the outermost edges of retina. Option A is incorrect. Fovea is the small depression in the retina opposite the lens and contains only cones. Option B is incorrect. Optic nerve, a bundle of nerve fibres, passes the sensory information from rods and cones to brain. The point of exit of optic nerve from eye forms a “bind spot” in retina which is devoid of both rods and cones. This makes option D correct.

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