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The region of the vertebrate eye, where the optic nerve passes out of the retina, is called the
(a) fovea
(b) iris
(c ) blind spot
(d) optic chaisma

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(c ) Blind spot
Blind spot is the part where the optic nerve passes out of the retina . Photoreceptors are absent from this region.
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