Visual System Practicum Review

What does the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the Thalamus do?

• Processes and relays visual information

• Encodes and memorizes visual information

• Filters and stores visual information.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This part of the photoreceptor cell stores visual pigments

• Outer segment
• Retinal pigment epithelium
• Synaptic terminal
• Inner segment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This part of the eye is responsible for:

focusing light (e.g. pupils dilate when it's dark)

• cornea

• iris

• lens

• pupil

What is the range of light that humans can see in the electromagnetic spectrum?

• 100 to 400 nanometers
• 380 to 750 nanometers
• 400 to 700 nanometers

• 300 to 600 nanometers

This part of the eye is responsible for:

circular band of muscles (functions to controls the size of the pupil)

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

• iris

This part of the eye is responsible for:

causes tear production

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

• iris

This part of the photoreceptor cells produce visual pigments.

• Outer segment
• Bipolar cells
• Retinal pigment epithelium
• Inner segment

The following opsin corresponds with which cone and colors of light they detect:

OPN1LW

• L-Cone, Blue

• M-Cone, Green

• S-Cone, Blue

• L-Cone, Red

This part of the eye is responsible for:

contains photoreceptors (cones and rods)

• cornea

• retina

• lens

• pupil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The following opsin corresponds with which cone and colors of light they detect:

OPN1MW

• L-Cone, Blue

• M-Cone, Green

• S-Cone, Blue

• L-Cone, Red