Exam 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five major components of the eye?
A
- cornea
- iris
- lens
- vitreous humor
- retina
2
Q
What are the three main layers of the retina? (and which one correlates information to the brain?)
A
there’s the photoreceptors, the bipolar cells, and ganglion cells
- the ganglion cells relay the electro stimuli to the brain
3
Q
Which part o the eye is our “natural blind spot”?
A
the optic nerve
4
Q
what would happen if the optic nerve was damaged?
A
vision is damaged and can cause glaucoma because the information cannot be relayed correctly to the brain
5
Q
what does the fovea focus on doing?
A
it is responsible for sensing more acute vision, is sensitive to detail
6
Q
What kind of information do the rods and cones process?
A
- rods focus more on light, they’re sensitive to light
- cones are for better acuity and sensitive to details
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