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9 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cornea
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front of eye begins process of directing light to the retina
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Pupil
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opening formed by the iris
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Iris
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brightly colored circular muscle surrounding the pupil of the eye
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Lens
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clear structure behind the pupil that bends light toward the retina
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Retina
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layers of visual processing cells in the back of the eye
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Fovea
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area of retina specialized for highly detailed vision
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Optic disk
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where the blood vessels serving the eye exit to form the optic nerve, BLIND SPOT
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Cones
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photoreceptor that processes color and fine detail, mostly in direct vision
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Rods
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photoreceptor specialized to detect dim light
no color, sees better in dark mostly in peripherals |
