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Light and parts of human eye

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Sclera   The white of the eye  
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Rods   The light sensitive cells that help to differentiate gray, white, and blacks  
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Cones   The color sensitive cells that may be absent in some  
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Retina   A multilayered membrane that covers the inside back of the eye that contains rods and cones  
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Cornea   The front transparent layer that refracts the light first as it enters the eye.  
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Aqueous Humor   A watery fluid that provides nourishment to the eye.  
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Vitreous Humor   A gel like substance that maintains pressure and gives shape to the eye.  
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Iris   The colored part of the eye that controls the amount of light  
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Pupil   The hole through which the light enters the eye  
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Optic Nerve   It sends messages from the eye to the brain  
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Lens   Transparent biconvex structure that helps the eye to focus the image  
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Reflection   When light bounces off an object  
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Refraction   When light bends from one medium to another  
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Diffraction   When wave bends around corners  
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Opaque   Objects through which light can not pass through and is reflected or absorbed.  
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Translucent   Objects through which light partially passes through  
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Transparent   Objects through which light can pass through  
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Convex   a surface that is curved outward (light waves become focused)  
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Concave   Surface through which light waves spread out  
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