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The Visual System

The Nature of Light Electromagnetic Spectrum – An energy spectrum that includes X-rays, radar, and radio waves – A small portion of the spectrum includes light visible to the human eye

The Nature of Light Hue – The color of light as determined by the wavelength of the light energy – Includes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (ROY G BIV) – The eye can detect 7 million separate hues – Each color of light has a different wavelength

The Nature of Light Amplitude – The brightness of light as determined by height of the wave – The taller the wave, the brighter the color

The Structure of the Visual System Cornea – The clear, curved bulge on the front of the eye that bends light rays to begin focusing them. – Begins to focus the light by bending it toward a central focal point – Protects the eye

The Structure of the Visual System Iris – A ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye andregulates the size of the pupil. – Changes its size--allowing more or less light to enter the eye

The Structure of the Visual System Pupil – The adjustable opening in the center of the iris, which controls the amount of light entering the eye. – In bright conditions the iris expands, making the pupil smaller. – In dark conditions the iris contracts, making the pupil larger.

The Structure of the Visual System Lens – A transparent structure behind the pupil in the eye that changes shape to focus images on the retina. – Muscles that change the thickness of the lens change how the light is bent thereby focusing the image – Glasses or contacts correct problems in the lens’ ability to focus.

The Structure of the Visual System

The Retina – Light-sensitive surface at the back of the eyeball. – Contains cells that convert light energy to nerve impulses – Made up of three layers of cells Receptor cells Bipolar cells Ganglion cells

The Retina Receptor Cells – Specialized cells in every sensory system of the body that can turn other different kinds of energy into action potentials (neural impulses) that the brain can process. – In sight they change light into neural impulses the brain can understand.

The Retina Receptor Cells – Rods Visual receptor cells located in the retina that can detect only black, white and gray. Respond to less light than do cones Cones Visual receptor cells located in the retina that can detect sharp details and color. Need more light than the rods

The Retina Receptor Cells – The Fovea The fovea is the central focal point of the retina High concentration of cones The spot where vision is best (most detailed)

Nearsightedness and Farsightedness

The retina Bipolar cells – Gather information from the rods and cones and pass it on to the ganglion cells – Cells that form the middle layer in the retina Ganglion Cells – Pass the information from the bipolar cells through their axons – Together these cells form the optic nerve. – The top layer of the cells in the retina

Optic Nerve The nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the occipital lobes of the brain. Blind spot – The point at which the optic nerve travels through the retina to exit the eye; – the lack of rods and cones at this point, creates a small blind spot.

Color Vision Trichromatic (three color) theory – A theory of color vision that says cones are sensitive to red, green and blue light - the three colors that combine to create millions of color combinations.

Subractive Color Theory When mixing colored paints, each new color SUBTRACTS (soaks up) another wavelength. Red, blue, and yellow combine to make black paint.

Additive Color Theory When mixing colored lights, each new color ADDS another wavelength. Red, green, and blue combine to make white light.

Color Deficient Vision People who lack one of the three types of cones Usually the red or green receptors are missing Usually referred to as color blindness In inherited and found more in males

Opponent Process Theory of Color A theory of color vision that says color is processed by cones organized in opponent pairs (red-green, yellow-blue, black-white); light that stimulated one half of the pair inhibits the other half. Explains the afterimage effect

Afterimage Effect