Flashcards in Chapter 4 pt. 1 Deck (31):
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Vision is basically your eyes absorbing _____
light
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The danger of radiation is dependent of its __________
properties
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True or False: not all radiation is dangerous
True
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Light is ___________ radiation, it travels in waves.
electromagnetic
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Light is electromagnetic radiation, it travels in ______.
waves
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Amplitude or Wavelength: the height of a light wave
amplitude
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Amplitude or Wavelength: the brightness of light
amplitude
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Amplitude or Wavelength: distance between peaks in light
wavelength
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Amplitude or Wavelength: Hue the color of the light
wavelength
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True or False: when it comes to light, the longer the wavelength the more dangerous it is
False, the shorter the wavelength the more dangerous it is
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True or False: the shorter the wavelength the more dangerous it is
True
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different wavelengths added together
purity
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The eye houses the _____ and channels light toward it
retina
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How does light enter the eye?
1. light enters your eye then...
2. ...to lens: focuses the light on the retina (back of the eye)...
3. …past the ciliary muscles...
4. …axons bundle together to form optic nerve, which goes to the brain...
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ring of muscle in the eye
iris
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______ size regulates the amount of light
pupil
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pupil size regulates the amount of ______
light
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the back of your eye that has cones
fovea
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How does nearsightedness occur?
- the focus of light from distant objects falls a little short of the retina
- the eye is elongated, like an oval, so the image does not quite reach the retina (naturally)
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How does farsightedness occur?
-The focus of light from close objects falls behind the retina.
- eye is like a squished circle
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the retina contains two types of receptors, _____ and ______
rods
cones
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Rods or cones: night vision (sensitive dim light)
rods
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Rods or cones: faster dark adaptation
rods
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Rods or cones: daylight vision and color vision (provide sharpness and detail in bright light)
cones
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Rods or cones: focused in fovea
cones
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Does your eye have more rods or cones?
rods
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How do visuals travel through the brain?
1. Retina
2. Optic Chiasm
3. Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
4. Superior colliculus
5. Visual Cortex
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Explain the Trichromatic Theory.
We perceive color by comparing the responses of three types of cones,
- each of which is sensitive to a different part of the range of visible wavelengths (e.g. short, medium, or long)
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Why does color blindness occur?
Usually only one or two types of color receptors are faulty – most commonly red & green
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Many people with color blindness still see what colors?
blue and yellow
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