Chapter 4.2 Flashcards
Light
is a form of electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave
amplitude of light waves affects mainly the preception of
brightness
wavelenght affects mainly the preception of
color (hue)
purity influences perception of
saturation, or richness of colors
wavelengths do not have _______
color
different wavelengths are interpreted by the brain as
color
light receptors are activated when
when the light hits the retina
the cornea an dlens
focus the light on the retina to form clear images of objects
cornea
covers the eye and helps to focus the light onto the retina
the cornea accounts for ____% of the eyes focusing power
80
Lens
- helps focus light onto the retina
the lens accounts for ____% of focusing power
20
the corneas position
fixed in place
the lens position
flexible and adjusts to focus the light from near and far objects
the lens ajustments are called
accommodations
cilliary muscles
tighten to change the curvature of the lens to refocus the light onto the retina
when focusing on a close objects the lens becomes
fatter (rounder)
when focusing on a distance object, the lens becomes
flattened
presbyopia
- changing eye as we age
- the distance of the near point for focusing the eye changes as we age
presbyopia is also called the
old eye
near point
- limits of accommodation
- the point at which the lens can no longer adjust to focus an image
image at the near point
- blurry
myopia is also known as
near-sightedness
myopia
- the inability to see far objects clearly
what is the most common need for glasses in adults
myopia
hyperopia is also known as
far-sightedness
hyperopia
- can see far objects clearly, but near objects are blurry
- glasses can correct
Retina
- the neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye
- absorbs light, processes images, and sends visual information to the brain
the retina contains the
fovea
fovea
- responsible for acuity
- area of central vision
- contains mostly cones
what are the two types of photoreceptors
- cones
- rods
photoreceptors line the _______
retina
cones
- specialized visual receptors that play a key roles in daylight vision and color vision
rods
- specialized visual receptors that play a key role in night vision and peripheral vision
once vision is processed through the receptors, signals are sent out through the _______. ________
optic nerve
are there more rods than cones
rods
where are the most cones present
fovea
two theories that attempt to explain how we perceive color:
- trichromatic theory
- opponent-process theory
trichromatic theory
- color vision depends on activity of three diffrent color receptor types
what are the three different color receptor types in trichromatic theory
- red
- green
- blue
opponent process theory
- color vision is related to opposing responses by blue and yellow, and red and green
what theory does a good job at explain some types of color blindness
trichromatic theory