PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.2 : Optic Disc, Color Blindness, Retina
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Difference in wave length = different colours. Some suggest our red-green vision allows us to distinguish between types of edible vegetation others say is to allow us to take advantage of pigment-related social cues. Amplitude high bright, low dim. Hue (colour of the spectrum, intensity (brightness), saturation (colourfulness or density) Sclera white, outer surface of the eye. Cornea (cid:272)lear layer that (cid:272)overs the fro(cid:374)t portio(cid:374) of the eye a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)tri(cid:271)utes to eye"s ability to focus. Light goes through cornea then to the pupil. Pupil regulates the amount of light that enters by changing its size it dilates to allow more to enter constricts (shrinks) to allow less. Iris round muscle that adjusts the size of pupil. Lens clear structure that focuses light on to the back of the eye it can accommodate. Change its shape to ensure light will reach back of eye.
