The last stop on the visual pathway, which begins with photoreceptors located on the retina, is __________.
A) the optic nerve
B) the ganglion cells
C) the cortex
D) the fovea

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The visual pathway begins with photoreceptors located on the retina, which then synapse with bipolar cells and then with ganglion cells. These cells then form the optic nerve, which carries visual information to the thalamus and ultimately to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain, which is the last stop on the visual pathway. Therefore, the answer is C, the cortex.

The Last Stop on the Visual Pathway, Which Begins with Photoreceptors