Eyes Flashcards
Your eyes can be compared to what?
Camera
What part of the eye can be called the film?
Retina
Which part of the eye contains nerves known as photo-receptors?
Retina
Where are the photo-receptors located?
In the Cones and Rods
How many rods are there?
100 million
What part of the eye is used for seeing black and white, works in low levels of light, and relates to our night vision?
Rods
What part of the eye uses more light than rods and is used to see color?
Cones
What colors do the cones control?
Blue, green, and red
What do you call a small depression in the retina of the eye that also serves as the center of your field of vision?
Fovea
How many cones are located in the eye?
6 Million
What do you call the tissue of the eye that gives the eye its color?
Iris
What helps control how much light comes in and out of the eye?
Iris
What do you call the area where you have no rods or cones?
Blind Spot
What focuses light on the retina and provides sharp/clear vision?
Cornea
What structure covers the iris and pupil?
Cornea