Eye Flashcards

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Cornea

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Gathers and focuses incoming light

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Pupil

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Allows the passage of light from the anterior to posterior chamber

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3
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Iris

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Control the size of pupil

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4
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Ciliary body

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Produces aqueous humor

Accommodation of the lens

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5
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Canal of schlemm

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Drains aqueous humor

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6
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Lens

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Refract incoming light to focus it on the retina

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7
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Retina

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Detects images

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8
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Sclera

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Provides structural support

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9
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Visual pathway

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Cornea > pupil > lens > vitreous > retina( rods and cones> bipolar cells > gangplank cells) > optic nerve> optic chiasm> optic tract > lateral geniculate nucleus of thalamus > radiation through parietal and temporal lobes > visual cortex or occipital lobe

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10
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Color detected by

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Cones

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11
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Shape

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Parvocellular cells

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12
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Motion

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Magnocellular cells

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13
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The eye gets nutrients from what 2 blood vessels

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Choroidal and retinal vessels

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