KROK 1 2023 – Question 143 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Vitamin A deficiency causes impaired twilight vision. What cells have this receptor function?
- A. Bipolar neurons
- B. Neurosensory cone cells
- C. Retinal horizontal cells
- D. Neurosensory rod cells
- E. Ganglionic neurons
Hint
Think about the photoreceptors that contain rhodopsin, work in dim light and are most numerous toward the periphery of the retina.
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