In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Which structure receives visual information before it reaches the visual cortex? (Figure 14-20)
A) lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
B) medial geniculate body of the thalamus
C) ventral nucleus of the thalamus
D) paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
E) supra-optic nucleus of the hypothalamus

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According to Figure 14-20, the structure that receives visual information before it reaches the visual cortex is the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus.