You are walking late at night when you note movement coming up behind you on your left side. You spin around and accidently scare the jogger. Your ability to detect this movement demonstrates your excellent peripheral vision, which is due to the area of the retina that is 20 degrees from center and has a large number of
A)ganglia.
B)cones.
C)rods.
D)stereocilia.

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Peripheral vision is primarily due to rods in the retina, which are more numerous in areas away from the center and are highly sensitive to movement and low light conditions, unlike cones that are concentrated in the center of the retina and are responsible for color vision and fine detail.

You Are Walking Late at Night When You Note Movement