At the Battle of Bunker Hill, an officer supposedly gave the order, "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!" This famous quote could be accurately paraphrased as: Don't fire until you see their ____________
A) corneas
B) lenses
C) pupils
D) sclerae
Answer: D
Rationale: The sclera (plural: sclerae) is the white, outer surface of the eye.
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a. Cross-sectional b. Longitudinal c. Sequential d. Both longitudinal and sequential
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