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What is the main function of the lens in the eye?
What is the main function of the lens in the eye?
- To see in color during the day
- To transmit information to the brain
- To bend and focus light entering the eye (correct)
- To convert light into electrical signals
What are the cells called that help us see in color during the day?
What are the cells called that help us see in color during the day?
- Photoreceptors
- Rods
- Cones (correct)
- Neurons
What do photoreceptors convert into electrical signals?
What do photoreceptors convert into electrical signals?
- Electrical signals into light
- Light particles into proteins
- Information provided by light into electrical signals (correct)
- Sound waves into electrical signals
What is the layer at the back of the eye that contains rods and cones?
What is the layer at the back of the eye that contains rods and cones?
What is the term used to describe the rods and cones in the retina?
What is the term used to describe the rods and cones in the retina?
What is the light-sensitive protein responsible for color vision located in the cone cells of the eye's retina called?
What is the light-sensitive protein responsible for color vision located in the cone cells of the eye's retina called?
Which protein is responsible for vision in low light conditions in the rod cells of the eye's retina?
Which protein is responsible for vision in low light conditions in the rod cells of the eye's retina?
What process involves the conversion of light into signals that the nervous system can detect?
What process involves the conversion of light into signals that the nervous system can detect?
Which cells help to focus the image in the field of view and enhance contrast in the eye?
Which cells help to focus the image in the field of view and enhance contrast in the eye?
What is the cranial nerve that transmits information from the retina to the brain often referred to as?
What is the cranial nerve that transmits information from the retina to the brain often referred to as?
