Receptors- The Eye    

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Again over the basics and over the important facts


 
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Created Apr 10, 2012
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The cornea....... the eye
 
refracts light 
2
 Iris....... enters the pupil
 
controls how much light 
3
 Lens........ focusing into the retina
 
refracts light
4
 Retina is the light sensitive part and is covered in........
 
rods and cones (which detect light)
5
 Rods are sensitive in........ but cant sense colour
 
dim light
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 Cones are sensitive to..1... Red-green colour blindness is due to the lack of  certain...
 
1) bright light2) specialised cones
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 Optic nerves carries...... from receptors to the brain
 
 impulses
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The lens is elastic, so the eye can focus light by changing shape of lens - this is known as...
 
accommodation
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State 3 things about binocular vision:
 
1) Some animals have two eyes, which works together- this is binocular vision2) When you look...

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