Light enters the retina through the layers of neural retina in this order ______;however information is processed through this order _______ in the retina
1)Photoreceptor cell layer
2)Bipolar cell layer
3)Inner synaptic layer
4)Outer synaptic layer
5)Ganglion cell layer

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Light enters the retina through the layers in the order of photoreceptor cell layer (1) -> outer synaptic layer (4) -> bipolar cell layer (2) -> inner synaptic layer (3) -> ganglion cell layer (5).
However, information processing in the retina happens in the opposite direction. The ganglion cells (5) process the information first and send it to the inner synaptic layer (3). Then it travels through the bipolar cell layer (2) to the photoreceptor cell layer (1), where it is ultimately converted into neural signals that are sent to the brain. Therefore, the correct order for information processing is 5,3,2,4,1.

Light Enters the Retina Through the Layers of Neural Retina