Eyes 5 Flashcards
1
Q
what absorbs light rays
A
retina
2
Q
pupil size in humans
A
2-8 millimeters
3
Q
vitamin important for eyes and rhodopsin
A
vitamin A
4
Q
choroid
A
blood vessels layer
5
Q
path in brain
A
optic nerve to LGN to visual cortex
6
Q
which photoreceptor has more disks
A
rods
7
Q
in fovea what is different
A
light directly strikes photoreceptors (cones) bc the other cell layers on top are cleared away
8
Q
STEPS BETWEEN LIGHT HITTING RHODOPSIN AND THE SILENCING OF A PHOTORECEPTOR
A
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