Anatomy of the Human Eye

What is the function of the iris?

What is the transparent substance that lies in front of the lens?

What is the condition caused by blockage of ducts that drain the aqueous humor?

What is the function of the rods and cones in the retina?

What is the pathway by which visual information is transmitted from the retina to the brain?

What is the layer that forms the outermost part of the eyeball?

What is the structure that divides the eye into two cavities?

What is the function of the neurons in the retina?

What is the structure that forms the colored part of the eye?

What is the structure that exits the eye at the optic disk?

What is the primary function of the choroid?

What is the significance of the optic disk?

What is the consequence of increased pressure in the eye due to glaucoma?

What is the characteristic of the neurons in the retina that allows them to relay visual information?

What is the role of the sclera in the eye?

What is the function of the photoreceptors in the retina?

What is the layer of the eye that is most susceptible to damage in glaucoma?

What is the purpose of the aqueous humor in the eye?

What is the characteristic of the vitreous humor that allows it to maintain the shape of the eye?

What is the consequence of blockage of the ducts that drain the aqueous humor?

What is the purpose of the horizontal and amacrine cells in the retina?

What is the characteristic of the region of the retina known as the optic disk?

How do the bipolar cells in the retina process visual information?

What is the direction of the flow of visual information in the retina?

What is the role of the red arrows in the diagram of the retina?

What is the primary function of the photoreceptors in the retina?

What is the significance of the gap in the photoreceptors at the optic disk?

What is the role of the bipolar cells in the retina?

What is the direction of visual information flow in the retina?

What is the function of the neurons in the retina that are not photoreceptors?

What is the role of retinal in the visual process?

Where do images get perceived in the vertebrate visual system?

What is the first stage in the vertebrate visual system?

What is responsible for 'seeing' in the vertebrate visual system?

What is the molecule that captures the energy of photons in the vertebrate visual system?

What is the primary function of rods in the human visual system?

How many types of cones are present in the human retina?

What is the purpose of the membranous disks in the outer segment of photoreceptor cells?

What is the difference between rods and cones in terms of sensitivity to light?

What is the function of the pigmented epithelium in the eye?

What is the main difference between rods and cones in terms of their function?

What is the purpose of the three types of cones in the human retina?

What is the characteristic of rods that enables us to see at night?

What is the structure that is removed in the preparation shown in the colorized SEM?

What is the function of the membranous disks in the outer segment of photoreceptor cells?

What is the molecule that is bound to an opsin in vertebrate visual pigments?

What is the result of absorbing light in the visual pigment of rods?

What is the structure of the opsin molecule in vertebrate visual pigments?

What is the name of the visual pigment found in rods?

How many isomers of retinal exist?