AIIMS 2014
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2014
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Neural Control and Coordination
AIIMS 2014 · Zoology · Neural Control and Coordination
Assertion : The optic nerves leave the eye at the point called...
Assertion : The optic nerves leave the eye at the point called blind spot.
Reason: Only cone are densely packed at the blind spot, hence is the name.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
The nerve fibres from all parts of the retina converge to leave through a point called blindspot. It is the place in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light detecting photo receptor cells on the optic disc of the retina.