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7828971778WavelengthThe distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the next peak.0
7828971779HueThe dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light.1
7828971780IntensityThe more energy, the more intensity a wave has. More intensity = brighter color.2
7828971781PupilThe adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters.3
7828971782IrisA Ring of muscle tissue that forms the colors portion of the eye around the pupil. Also controls the size of the pupil opening.4
7828971783LensThe transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina5
7828971784RetinaLight sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing receptor rods and cones along with layers of neurons that begin the process of visual information6
7828971785AccomadationThe process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina7
7828971786RodsRetinal receptors able to detect black, white and gray; used for peripheral and twilight vision when cones don't respond8
7828971787ConesRetinal receptor cells concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in well lit conditions. They detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations9
7828971788Optic NerveThe nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain.10
7828971789Blind SpotThe point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a blind spot because no receptor cells are located there.11
7828971790FoveaThe central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated12
7828971791Feature DetectorsNerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement13
7828971792Parallel ProcessingThe processing of several aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brain's natural mode of information processing for many functions, including vision.14
7828971793Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theorythe retina contains three different color receptors - one most sensitive to red, one to green, one to blue - which, when stimulated in combination, can produce the perception of any color.15
7828971794Opponent Process TheoryThe theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green white-black red-green yellow-blue16

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