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Term | Definition |
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cornea | transparent layer of the front of the eye"covers both the iris and the pupil also helps refract light |
pupil | a hole that controls the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting in size |
lens | the part of the eye that adjusts the size of the pupil provides characteristic eye color |
convex lens | a transparent object that refracts light waves such that they convrge or diverege create an image |
retina | a lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges |
optic nerve | structure at the back of the eye upon which the lens forms an image |
electromagnetic spectrum | eye structure that transmits information about an image formed on the retina to the brain |
radion waves | all of the frequencies or wavelength of electromagnetic radition |
microwaves | electromagnetic waves that have the longest wavelength, lowest frequency , and least amount of energy |
infrared light | light on the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can detect |
visible light | a narrow section of the electromagnetic spectrum can detect |