Chapter 6: Part 3 Flashcards
1
Q
what is the optic disk?
A
located on the retina, where the axons conveying visual information gather together and leave the eye through the optic nerve.
2
Q
what does the optic disk contain?
A
a blind spot
3
Q
why does the optic nerve produce a blind spot?
A
there are no receptors located there
4
Q
what is prosopagnosia?
A
it is the inability to recognize faces
5
Q
the retina contains several layers of neuron bodies and photoreceptors, what are these three main layers?
A
the photoreceptive layer, bipolar cell layer, and ganglion cell layer
