chapter 3.2

Question 1

cornea

Answer 1

transparent cover for an eye. Doesn’t change shape. A stratch does damage to inner eye and obstruct vision.

Question 2

iris

Answer 2

The one with color,

Question 3

Lens

Answer 3

light travels to pupil then lense. helps focus the image. shifts focus between near and far.

Question 4

visual accomdation

Answer 4

when lens change shape to focus on objects

Question 5

retina

Answer 5

rear part of eye that sends visual stimulation to the brain aka optic nerve

Question 6

rods and cones

Answer 6

rods can see grey, cones can see color. more rods than cones.

Question 7

fovea

Answer 7

area in the retina that contains many cones, no rods.

Question 8

blindspot

Answer 8

part of the retina that has no rods or cones. meaning it cant sense light.

Question 9

compensatory eye movements

Answer 9

being able to move your head without unfocusing your eyes on an image.

Question 10

saccadic eye movments

Answer 10

when your eye “jumps” from one particular point to another

Question 11

vergence

Answer 11

moving two eyes in unison to focus on a single image

Question 12

depth perception

Answer 12

ability to tell the distance and depths of objects.
Example: you can tell the distance from grabbing the remote or a driver knowing when to parallel park.

Question 13

monocular depth cues

Answer 13

depth indicated by one eye. things you notice in a two dimensional image

Question 14

binocular depth cues

Answer 14

depth indicated by two eyes,
examples; 3d movie

Question 15

retinal disparity

Answer 15

ability for your brain to measure the length of something

Question 16

hue

Answer 16

the color of light determined by wave length