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The Eye
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- 1CorneaRefracts light into the eye
- 2IrisControls how much light enters the pupil
- 3LensRefracts light, focusing it onto the retina
- 4Ciliary BodyAttatched to suspensory ligaments, which work together to alter the shape of the lens
- 5RetinaLight sensitive and covered in receptors called rods and cones which detect light
- 6RodsSensitive to dim light, but can't sense colour
- 7ConesSensitive to colour, but not dim light
- 8Optic NerveCarries impulses from the receptors to the brain
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- Flashcards on The Eye, created by Rachel Roberts on 22/06/2016.
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