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C: Light and Optical Systems, section 4: eyes and cameras Flashcards

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1
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What is the function of the cornea?

A

Protect all the sensitive parts of the eye

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What is the function of the iris?

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To control the size of the pupil

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3
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What is the function of the pupil?

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To let in more or less light

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4
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What is the function of the ciliary muscle?

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To make the lens thicker or thinner

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What is the function of the lens?

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To focus the light onto the retina

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6
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What is the purpose of the retina?

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To send the image to the optic nerve

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7
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What is the function of the optic nerve?

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To send the image to the brain

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8
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What does it mean when the pupil dilates?

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Becomes bigger

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9
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Which part of the camera is like the retina?

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The film

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10
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What part of the camera is like the iris?

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The diaphragm

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11
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What part of the camera is like the eyelid?

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The shutter

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12
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What part of the camera is like the lens?

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The lens!

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13
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What part of the camera is like the pupil?

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The aperture

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14
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What is the retina?

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It is the sensitive layer that like strikes. It is filled with photo receptors

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15
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What are rods sensitive to?

A

Light

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16
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What are cones sensitive to?

A

Color

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17
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Why can’t you see colors in the dark?

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Because comes don’t work very well in low light

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18
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What happen when light strikes the retina?

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The photoreceptors send light to the optic nerve

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19
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What is farsightedness?

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When the light doesn’t focus early enough

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20
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What is nearsightedness?

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When the light focuses to early

21
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How is farsightedness corrected?

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It is fixed with convex lenses

22
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How is nearsightedness corrected?

A

It is fixed with concave lenses

23
Q

How does laser eye surgery work?

A

The surgeon uses a laser to reshape the cornea

24
Q

How do night vision goggles work?

A

Light goes through light intensifiers and then through a phosphor screen which causes them to glow green

25
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What are the parts of the eye?

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Cornea
Iris
Pupil
Lens
Ciliary muscle
Retina
Optic nerve
26
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What are camera eyes?

A

Any eye that has a cornea, lens, and a retina

27
Q

How many comes do humans have?

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3: each different ones sense red, green, blue

28
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How many different cones do birds have?

A

5

29
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What is tapetum lucidum?

A

It’s basically a mirror inside the eye that reflects light outside of the eye

30
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What organisms have compound eyes?

A

Insects and crustaceans

31
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What is a compound eye?

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Eyes that are made of many ommatidium

32
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What does an ommatidium look like?

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A long tube with a lens on the outer surface

33
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What are advantages to compound eyes?

A

You can see in all directions

You can see motion very well

34
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What are downsides to compound eyes?

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Can’t form a single image

35
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What are camera eyes?

A

Any eye that has a cornea, lens, and a retina

36
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How many comes do humans have?

A

3: each different ones sense red, green, blue

37
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How many different cones do birds have?

A

5

38
Q

What is tapetum lucidum?

A

It’s basically a mirror inside the eye that reflects light outside of the eye

39
Q

What organisms have compound eyes?

A

Insects and crustaceans

40
Q

What is a compound eye?

A

Eyes that are made of many ommatidium

41
Q

What does an ommatidium look like?

A

A long tube with a lens on the outer surface

42
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What are advantages to compound eyes?

A

You can see in all directions

You can see motion very well

43
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What are downsides to compound eyes?

A

Can’t form a single image

44
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What is digital imaging?

A

The process of creating a big picture out of small images

45
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What happens when a computer receives an image?

A

It divides them into pixels and then changes it to numbers

46
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What does a computer do to tell color?

A

It assigns the color a number

47
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What is the resolution?

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It refers to the number of pixels per unit area

48
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What is the difference between cameras and digital cameras?

A

Instead of light falling on agile it falls onto a charge-coupled device or CCD

49
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How does a charge coupled device work?

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As light falls into each square it creates a small amount of electricity. It’s then created into digital information like numbers

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