When transitioning from a pitch black room, to a sunny room where there is a lot of light, what happens to the cells in the retina?    1. Ganglion cells will release more glutamate            2. Rod cells will release less glutamate            3. Ganglion cells will release less glutamate            4. Rod cells will release more glutamate

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Problem 3VCQ: Figure 36.18 Which of the following statements about the human eye is false? Rods detect color,...
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When transitioning from a pitch black room, to a sunny room where there is a lot of light, what happens to the cells in the retina?

  
1. Ganglion cells will release more glutamate
 
 
 
 
  
2. Rod cells will release less glutamate
 
 
 
 
  
3. Ganglion cells will release less glutamate
 
 
 
 
  
4. Rod cells will release more glutamate
 
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