Exercise 24: Special Senses: Vision
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gima86 Plus on February 23, 2012
Subjects:
Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tarsal glands | sebaceous glands associated with the hair follicle that secrete an oily substance |
| sclera | fibrous portion of the eye, observable as the "white of the eye" |
| cornea | through which light enters the eye |
| choroid | blood rich nutritive region containing a dark pigment that prevents light scattering within the eye |
| retina | sensory layer of the eye, 2 layered, pigmented epithelium and neural layer |
| rods, cones | what are the two photoreceptors? |
| macula lutea | area of high cone density |
| fovea centralis | minute pit that contains mostly cones, visual acuity |
| tapetum lucidum | what reflects the light in the eye of animals? |
| accommodation | the ability of the eye to focus differentially for objets of near vision |
| real image | the image formed in the retina |
| myopia | nearsightedness; correction is concave les; focus in front of the retina |
| hyperopia | farsightedness; correction convex lens; focus behind the retina |
| convergence | medial eye movements for near vision |
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