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central nervous system is shown in Figure 5. It should be noted that 

 responses from either eye for a given area in the visual field eventually 



Central 

 Circle 

 Represents 

 Macular Zone 



Widest 



Spacings 



Represent 



Monocular 



Fields 



Each Quadrant a 

 Different Slant of Line 



Projection on 

 Right Retina 



A. Amacrine Cells 



B. Bipolar Cells 

 C Cones 



G. Gang/ion Cells 



H. Horizontal Cells 



P. Pigment Cells 



R. Rods 



Projection on 



Right Lateral 



Geniculate Body 



Lateral 



Geniculate 



Body 



'Hah:'::- ■.•: , ':'&!&Zi 



Projection on ^~***iz iv*j.i:^ 

 Left Occipital Lobe 



Projection 

 on Right 

 Occipital Lobe 



Figure 5. Neural pathways of vision in the central nervous 

 system. Copyright The CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations, 

 by Frank H. Netter, M.D., Vol. 1, "The Nervous System," 

 1953. 



