The Eye

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Flashcards on The Eye, created by Rachel Roberts on 22/06/2016.
Rachel Roberts
Flashcards by Rachel Roberts, updated more than 1 year ago
Rachel Roberts
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Cornea Refracts light into the eye
Iris Controls how much light enters the pupil
Lens Refracts light, focusing it onto the retina
Ciliary Body Attatched to suspensory ligaments, which work together to alter the shape of the lens
Retina Light sensitive and covered in receptors called rods and cones which detect light
Rods Sensitive to dim light, but can't sense colour
Cones Sensitive to colour, but not dim light
Optic Nerve Carries impulses from the receptors to the brain
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