Flashcards in Parts Of The Eye Deck (7)
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Cornea
Protective covering where the light first enters the eye.
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Lens
Ben's light rays; focus is a flipped, inverted image onto the retina.
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Retina
A thin the structure at back of the eye that contains two types of receptor cells.
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Rods
Cells in the periphery of the retina that respond to black-and-white. Roger better in low light, more sensitive to motion, and have less visual acuity than cones.
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Cones
Centered in the fovea. Respond to color, good for daytime vision, more visual acuity.
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Optic nerve
Carries visual information to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.
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