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  #1

With the head held in a fixed position, a patient is asked to follow a point of light with the eyes only. The point of light is moved to the monocular zone of the right visual hemifield. The light will stimulate photoreceptors in the:

a) left temporal hemiretina and right nasal hemiretina
b) nasal hemiretina of left eye
c) nasal hemiretina of right eye
d) right temporal hemiretina and left nasal hemiretina
e) temporal hemiretina of right eye


  #2

c

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  #3

right! u made it look too easy. smiling face now wud u like to explain why u chose tht?


  #4

each eye has greatest visual feild towards the temporal side.

if you have monocular zone(zone seen by one eye to the extreme temporal side of right its the right eyethat sees it.nasal limit of left eye shows no bigger than temporal side of the right eye.

hope you get it!!

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  #5

thanks a lot, tht ws a terminology concept for me!

  #6

yes c

  #7

one more point

light from the right temporal visual feild will hit the the right nasal hemiretina, and hence c...


  #8

And if it was binocular right visual hemifields?

The answer Would be a,right?




  #9

right

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  #10

I agree with you

  #11

good Q &EXPLANATION







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