What is the difference between the rods and cones?

What will be an ideal response?


Rods are photoreceptors for dim light and provide us with black-and-white images in dark conditions. Cones provide us with color vision.

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Epilepsy affects roughly:

A) 1 percent of the population. B) 5 percent of the population. C) 10 percent of the population. D) 15 percent of the population.

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You have been called for a 46-year-old male patient who just smoked crack cocaine. In reviewing his past medical history, which of these conditions would be most of most concern?

A) Alcoholism B) Migraine headaches C) Heart disease D) Diabetes

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You are caring for a 68-year-old man with sudden onset of left-sided paralysis and slurred speech. His airway is patent, his respirations are 14 breaths/min with adequate depth, and his oxygen saturation is 98%. Treatment for this patient should include:

A. high-flow oxygen and transport. B. oral glucose gel and transport. C. recovery position and transport. D. ventilatory assistance and transport.

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The ligaments that hold two bones in a fixed position are disrupted and the space between them increases.

A. luxation B. carpal tunnel syndrome C. diastasis D. cubital tunnel syndrome

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