Unit 2 Exam Lab 6 Flashcards
Which photoreceptor is responsible for night (low acuity, low light threshold) vision?
Rods
Which photoreceptor is responsible for color (high acuity, high light threshold) vision?
Cones
The relative concentrations of cones is greater in the _____ than the _____ of the retina.
Fovea; periphery
The relative concentrations of rods is greater in the _____ than the _____ of the retina.
Periphery; fovea
What is being described below?
- provides the area of greatest acuity
- is where we direct our focus when trying to view an object.
- is the area where the four layers of accessory neurons and blood vessels are pulled “to the side”
- allows light to directly stimulate the cones
The fovea
What two things describe the site where the optic nerve and blood vessels leave the retina?
- It is the blind spot
- It has no photoreceptors
What two factors determine the refractive power of a lens?
- The angle at which light enters a lens
- The difference in the refractive indices of the two media (air:aqueous solution, air:glass, aqueous solution:glass, water:aqueous solution, etc.)
The interface which produces the most refraction of light in the normal eye is
air - cornea
What are the four components of the refractive system of the eye in order from the air to the retina?
1.cornea
2. aqueous humor
3. lens
4. vitreous humor
CALV
Which of the four components of the eye’s refractive system is not fixed and can change its refractive power as needed?
Lens
Point at which light converges behind a lens
Focal Point
Distance between the lens and the focal point
Focal Length
Lens that causes light rays to converge
Convex Lens
Lens that causes light rays to diverge
Concave Lens
Convex:
Converging or Diverging
+ or - diopters
Converging
+ diopters
Cancave:
Converging or Diverging
+ or - diopters
Diverging
- diopters
True or false:
The largest lens would have the shortest focal length if distance of light source is kept constant
True
If an eye’s refractive system has a focal length of 17.3 millimeters, calculate its refractive power in diopters.
Show the steps to calculate
17.3/1000=0.0173
1/0.0173=57.8
Meters are equal to Diopters
If a lens has a refractive power of of + 57 diopters, its focal length would be____ meters.
Show the steps to calculate
1/57=0.0175
About 0.018
Meters are equal to Diopters
Which of the following are associated with emmetropia?
- Focal point is on the retina
- Focal length=17 m
- Refractory power=59 d
What three reflexes are associated with the near response?
- accommodation reflex
- pupillary reflex
- convergence reflex