________ generate action potentials that are sent to the brain by the optic nerve.
A) Cones
B) Rods
C) Ganglion cells
D) Optic nerves

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Ganglion cells are the only cells in the retina that generate action potentials that are sent to the brain by the optic nerve. Cones and rods generate graded potentials, which are not sent directly to the brain. The optic nerve itself is a bundle of axons that carries signals from the retina to the brain, but it does not generate action potentials.

________ Generate Action Potentials That Are Sent to the Brain