B1d 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyThe eye / the nervous systemGCSEOCR Created by: Mia SimmonsCreated on: 19-03-16 15:32 Seeing with two eyes focusing on an object at the same time. Binocular vision 1 of 16 Forming a clear image on the retina. Focus 2 of 16 Seeing with each eye independantly, with eyes on the sides of the head. Monocular vision 3 of 16 Change in the shape of the lens of the eye to focus on near or distant objects. Accommodation 4 of 16 An inherited condition in which people can't tell the difference between red and green. Red-green colour blindness 5 of 16 Being able to see distant objects clearly, but not near objects; the eyeball is too short. Long sight 6 of 16 Being able to see near objects clearly, but not distant objects; the eyeball is too long. Short sight 7 of 16 A change in the environment, such as a temperature change, that you can respond to. Stimulus 8 of 16 The brain and spinal chord. Central nervous system 9 of 16 Nerves carrying information from sense organs in your body to the central nervous system, and from there to effectors. Peripheral nervous system 10 of 16 A cell or sense organ that detects stimuli. Receptor 11 of 16 A cell that carries electrical impulses, sometimes called a nerve cell. Neurone 12 of 16 A fast automatic response of the body to a potentially dangerous stimulus, coordinated by the spinal chord. Reflex action 13 of 16 An action of the body brought about by a stimulus. Response 14 of 16 A small gap between one neurone and another, or between a neurone and muscle cell. Synapse 15 of 16 An organ, such as a gland or muscle, that responds to a stimulus. Effector 16 of 16
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