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CRIntPhysSciSightVoc
CRIntegratedPhysicalScienceSenseofSightVocabulary
Question | Answer |
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colored part of the eye | iris |
opening or hole in the eye that appears as a black dot in the centers of the iris | pupil |
to enlarge, such as the pupil | dilate |
part of the eye that bends or refracts light | lens |
to bend | refract |
area at the back of the eye where light is focused | fovea |
inside layer or the eyeball that is an enlarged part of the optic nerve | retina |
connects the eyeball to the brain | optic nerve |
cells that are senstive to light and see black and white | rods |
cells that are sensitive to light and see color | cones |
light hitting something and bouncing back | reflection |
the combination of all colors of light | white light |
lens that bends light inward | converging |
lens that bends light outward | diverging |
condition people have if their eyeball is too large and produces an image focused in front of the fovea | nearsightedness |
condition that people have if their eyeball is too small and produces an image focused behind the fovea | farsightedness |
spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve enters the eye, where there are no rod or cone cells, and where there is no sensitivity to light | blind spot |