Anatomy of the Human Eye

To regulate the amount of light entering the pupil

Aqueous humor

Glaucoma

<p>To capture visual information from light</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through the optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sclera</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To relay visual information to the optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iris</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To absorb excess light and reduce glare</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the point where the optic nerve enters the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Damage to the optic nerve and loss of central vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their ability to transmit electrical signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide structural support and protection to the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To capture and convert light into visual information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain the shape of the eye and provide pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Its jelly-like consistency and ability to absorb shock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased pressure in the eye and damage to the optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate information across the retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of photoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each bipolar cell receives information from several rods or cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From the photoreceptors to the optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To indicate the flow of visual information from the photoreceptors to the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To capture visual information from the light that enters the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It results in a blind spot in the visual field</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To receive visual information from multiple rods or cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From the photoreceptors to the bipolar cells to the ganglion cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To relay and integrate visual information to the optic nerve and brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To capture the energy of photons in the visual pigment rhodopsin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the visual centers of the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The capture of light by retinal in the rods and cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Retinal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable vision at night, but only in black and white</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To contain visual pigments that are embedded</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rods are more sensitive to light than cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not mentioned in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rods are more sensitive to light, while cones are less sensitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To distinguish between different colors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Higher sensitivity to light</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pigmented epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To embed visual pigments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Retinal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The bond in retinal changes from a cis to a trans arrangement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seven α helices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rhodopsin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers