Exam 5: Vision

 Rods are to ____ as cones are to ____.

 Why does the fovea provide the clearest, most detailed visual information?

 In depth perception, different views are received by each eye, depending on the distance of the object being viewed. What is this called?

 Branches of the optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain?

 The retinas of predatory birds such as hawks ____.

 Light energy converts 11-cis-retinal to ____.

 The lateral geniculate nucleus is part of the ____.

 ____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.

 Once within the cerebral cortex, the magnocellular pathway continues, with a ventral branch sensitive to ____.

 Simple cells are found exclusively in the primary visual cortex.

 The primary visual cortex is also known as the ____.

 What is prosopagnosia?

 Various types of ____ cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features.

 According to the law of specific nerve energies, the brain tells the difference between one sensory modality and another by ____.

 Laurence is able to drive his car within a lane since he can clearly see the lines and edge of the road. His nervous system enhances his ability to see edges by ______.

 Youlanda has to wear glasses because her cornea doesn't adjust properly to focus the light onto the retina.

 Wanetta has had damage to the ventral stream of her visual system. She now has trouble with _____.

 Which theory can best explain why people that are wearing yellow-colored glasses can still identify the color of a green apple?

 According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, the most important factor in determining the color we see is the ____.

 ____ respond to a particular feature of a stimulus.