Sensory System

Question 1

Lens function

Answer 1

brings light into the eye

Question 2

retina function

Answer 2

Detects light

Question 3

Ciliary muscles function

Answer 3

control the size of the lens

Question 4

Pupil function

Answer 4

middle of the eye that allows light to enter the eye

Question 5

Cornea function

Answer 5

the transparent covering on the front of the eye that refracts light

Question 6

Retina epithelium function

Answer 6

• supports photoreceptors
• contains melanin to absorb photons

Question 7

optic nerve function

Answer 7

transmits visual information from the retina to the brain

Question 8

Rod function

Answer 8

Detects intensity of light

Question 9

Cone function

Answer 9

Detects color

Question 10

Types of cones

Answer 10

Red, green, and blue

Question 11

Ratio of rods: cones

Answer 11

16: 1

Question 12

Retina horizontal cell function

Answer 12

laterally interconnecting neurons that help integrate and regulate the input from multiple photoreceptor cells

Question 13

Amacrine function

Answer 13

responsible for the detection of directional motion and regulating adaption to light

Question 14

Ganglion Cell Function

Answer 14

type of neuron that receives visual information from photoreceptors and transmits it to the optical nerve

Question 15

two types of cells that send information to the Ganglion cells

Answer 15

• bipolar cells
• amacrine cells

Question 16

bipolar cells function

Answer 16

transmit signals from photoreceptors to the ganglion cells