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November28,2016
Video.Rodsandcones.

Rodsandcones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ElAuQyw4uA

Wearelearning:
Tostatethelocationandfunctionofrodsandcones.
Todescribehowtherodsandconesarereceptorcellsthatsendmessagestothe
brain.
Toexplainhowphenomenonlikeblindspotsandthedisappearanceofstarsoccurs.

Inyourbooks.Drawandlabeladiagramofarodandcone.
Describethedifferencesbetweenrodsandcones.
Usingdiagrams,explainwheretherodsandconesaresituatedintheeye.
Statewhatrodsaregoodatdoing,andwhatconesaregoodatdoing.
Whydoesittaketimeforustoseeinthedark?

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Fillinthetablewiththecorrectinformation.
Rods

Cones

Shapeofoutersegment
Numbersofeachreceptoranddistributionintheretina
Distributionatthefovea centralis
Visualacuity
Sensitivitytolight
Sensitivitytodifferent wavelengthsoflight
Nameofvisualpigmentfound ineachreceptor

____areusedindim/lowlight,andarefoundintheperipheralareaofthe
retina._____areusedinbright,lightandareresponsiblefor'seeing'
colours.Theyaremainlylocatedinthefovea.
Usingthisinformation,explain,withdiagrams,whystarsseemto'disappear'
whenwefocusonthem.

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Lightpassesthroughallthelayersofnervesbeforehittingthe
pigmentedcellsandsendingamessagetothebrain.Themessage
kindofgoes'backwards'

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Homework.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajnsDVsP0Uk

EyeWorks2:Image:Retina,OpticNerveand
Brain.
Thisvideois15minuteslong,andincludesall
theinformationneeded.Makenoteson
anythingthatyou'renotsureof.

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