Vision Flashcards
Made of thick axons, leads eye to brain
Optic nerve
Rods
Numerous, more peripheral
Generate action potential from light
Ganglion Cells
Eyelash function
Triggers involuntary blinking
Photoreceptros that are numerous, more peripheral
Rods
Cones
Fine detail, color
Layerof the retina that analyzes light and contains rods and cones
Interneural Layer
Fine detail, color
Cones
Fibrous layer
Layer of the eyeball that is made of sclera, contains the cornea
Iris
Colored part of an eye made of smooth muscle tissue in between the cornea and lens
Colored part of an eye made of smooth muscle tissue in between the cornea and lens
Iris
Eyebrow function
Keep sweat away from eye
Fibrous layer, vascular layer, and inner layer
Layers of the wall of the eyeball
Triggers involuntary blinking
Eyelash function
Pigmented layer
Absorbs light so it doesn’t scatter