2.4.2 visual perception Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Trace the path in which the light travels through the eye.

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  1. Cornea
  2. Aqueous humor
  3. Pupal
  4. Lens
  5. Vitreous humor
  6. Retina
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What lens is used to correct being Hyperopic?

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Convex lens

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What lens is used to correct being Myopic?

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Concave lens

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What does it meant to be Hyperopic?

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You have trouble seeing far away

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What does it mean to be Myopic?

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You have trouble seeing up close

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What is the function of the Cornea?

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To help protect the eye.

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What is the Cornea?

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A tough clear, hard covering that protect the iris and the pupil.

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What is the function of the Pupil?

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It allows light to enter the inner eye.

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What is the Pupil?

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A dark circle in the center of your iris. It’s a hole that lets light into your inner eye.

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What is the Function of the Aqueous Humor?

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Helps keep the cornea in place.

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What is the Aqueous Humor?

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A clear fluid

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What is the Function of the Iris?

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To control the amount of light let into the eye.

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What is the Iris?

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A muscle

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What is the function of the lens?

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To focus on an image close up or far away and displays the image on the retina.

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What is the lens?

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A clear, flexible structure that makes an image on the retina.

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What is the function of the Vitreous humor?

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To help give the eyeball it’s shape

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What is the Vitreous humor?

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A thick, clear jelly

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What is the function of the Sclera?

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To protect the eyeball

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What is the Sclera?

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The Thick, tough, white outer covering of the eyeball

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What is the Retina?

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The layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye

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What is the function of the Retina?

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To detect the images focused by the cornea and lens.

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What is the Blind spot?

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The place where the optic nerve leaves the retina.

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What is not in the Blind spot?

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There is no light sensitive cells.

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What is the optic nerve?

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The bundle of nerve fibers.

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What is the function of the optic nerve?
To carry information from the retina to the brain.
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What are the two types of photoreceptors?
Rods and Cones
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What are Rods responsible for?
Low light levels. It picks up on black and white. (scotopic vision)
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What are cones responsible for?
color vision. Bright light levels
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What are the 3 types of Cones?
blue, green and red
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What is a astigmatism?
a problem in the way you focus light.
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astigmatism is cause by.
an irregular shaped cornea and lens
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What is Visual Acuity?
sharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard.
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What is the Fovea Centrails?
a small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest. The center of the field of vision is focused in this region, where retinal cones are particularly concentrated.
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Where is the Fovea Centrails located?
In the Center of the eye.
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Draw and label the parts of the eye
(sorry didn't up-lode just google it)