The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye and where there are no rods and cones is called the ________.
A)fovea
B)blind spot
C)optic chiasm
D)optic nerve

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The location described matches the characteristics of the blind spot, where the optic nerve exits the eye and no photoreceptor cells (rods or cones) are present. The fovea is a small central pit in the retina with a high density of cones, not the location of the blind spot. The optic chiasm is where the optic nerves from each eye cross over, but it is not the location of the blind spot. The optic nerve is not the location of the blind spot itself, but it is the bundle of axons from the ganglion cells that leave the eye at the blind spot.

The Place in the Retina Where the Axons of All