Which of the following arranges the components of the neural pathway for vision in the correct order, starting with the photoreceptor and ending with the visual cortex?
A) photoreceptor, bipolar cell, ganglion cell, optic nerve, optic radiations, optic chiasm, optic tract, lateral geniculate body, visual cortex
B) photoreceptor, bipolar cell, ganglion cell, optic tract, optic chiasm, optic nerve, lateral geniculate body, optic radiations, visual cortex
C) photoreceptor, bipolar cell, ganglion cell, optic nerve, optic chiasm, lateral geniculate body, optic tract, optic radiations, visual cortex
D) photoreceptor, bipolar cell, ganglion cell, optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tract, lateral geniculate body, optic radiations, visual cortex
E) photoreceptor, ganglion cell, bipolar cell, optic tract, optic nerve, optic chiasm, lateral geniculate body, optic radiations, visual cortex

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The correct sequence for the neural pathway of vision starts with the photoreceptor cells capturing light, then the signal is processed by bipolar cells, and then transmitted to ganglion cells. The axons of the ganglion cells form the optic nerve. The optic nerves from both eyes meet at the optic chiasm, where fibers from the nasal sides of each retina cross to the opposite side. The pathways continue as the optic tracts, which synapse in the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus. From there, the signal is relayed through the optic radiations to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain. This sequence is accurately represented in option D.

Which of the Following Arranges the Components of the Neural