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12 Cards in this Set
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cells which are sensitive to color and are located in the part of the retina called the fovea, where light is focused by the lens.
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cone cells |
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cells which are not sensitive to color, but have grater sensitivity to light than the cone cells. these cells are located around the foves.
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rod cells
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the round transparent area that allows light to pass into the eye.
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cornea
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the transparent structure that focuses light onto the retina
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lens
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inner membrane of the eye that receives information about light using rods and cones.
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retina
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opening at the center of the iris which controls the amount of light entering the eye.
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pupil
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visual receptor cells that are important in nighttime vision.
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rods
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visual receptor cells that are important in daylight vision and color vision
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cones
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is a tiny spot in the center, area of the clearest vision.
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fovea
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this theory indicates that we can receive 3 types of colors and that the cones vary the ratio of neural activity.
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trichromatic theory
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color perception depends on the reception of pairs of antagonist colors.
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opponent-process theory
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a condition wherein a person is unable to focus clearly on near objects.
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oldsightedness
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