All of the following are true regarding the retina except

A) Ganglion cells send axons to the brain as cranial nerve II.
B) Axons carrying its output synapse in the lateral geniculate bodies in the thalamus.
C) It has photoreceptors that do not respond to dim light.
D) It has photoreceptors that do not respond to red light.
E) All of the information from the retina goes directly to the occipital cortex.


Answer: E

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