The eye and muscle-cones/rods

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What pigment is present in cones and where is it situated?
Iodopsin;found in membranes of outer segment
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When will iodopsin produce a generator potential?
In bright light
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What type of vision do cones produce?
Colour vision
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What are the 3 different forms of iodopsin?
Blue/Green/Red
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What is the theory called in relation to this?
The trichromatic theory of colour vision
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What determines colour vision?
The degree of stimulation of each type of cone
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Where are rods and cones found in the eye?
In a layer inside the choroid
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What is the name for the sensory cells beyond the layer of bipolar neurones?
Ganglion cells
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What makes up the optic nerve and function of optic nerve ?
The axons of the ganglion cells that group together
-carries impulses from the retina to the brain
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What is meant by high visual acuity?
Ability of the cones to provide colour vision of high resolution; enabling the brain to distinguish between 2 points that are very close together
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What is binocular /stereoscopic vision?
Allows accurate judgement of distance &the ability to form a 3D image
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Why would rabbits have their eyes positioned on the side of their heads rather than at the front?
-Wider field of view
-Detection of potential predators
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