Eye Flashcards
Cornea
Gathers and focuses incoming light
Pupil
Allows the passage of light from the anterior to posterior chamber
Iris
Control the size of pupil
Ciliary body
Produces aqueous humor
Accommodation of the lens
Canal of schlemm
Drains aqueous humor
Lens
Refract incoming light to focus it on the retina
Retina
Detects images
Sclera
Provides structural support
Visual pathway
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
Color detected by
Cones
Shape
Parvocellular cells
Motion
Magnocellular cells
The eye gets nutrients from what 2 blood vessels
Choroidal and retinal vessels