THE RETINA: RECEPTOR CELLS The receptor cells are the RODS and CONES. Each consists of: * A process consisting of outer and inner segments. * An external fiber connecting the process with the soma. * A soma or body containing the nucleus. * An inner fiber that resembles an axon and synapses with a bipolar cell. Rods are extremely sensitive to light and can react to a single photon. The light is absorbed by the pigment rhodopsin and the energy acquired results in
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Text – presentation To sir, with love The text under consideration is in titled in word command «To sir, with love»; the author of the text is E. R. Braithwaite. We have deal with only a chapter of the text. But I can notice that the genre of the full composition is novel. The functional style of the text is the fiction or belles-lettres. The text tells us about the attempts of new teacher to get through his class. The theme of the text is that the career can be such
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ahead of him Keep telling myself These things just happen But these eyes of mine Shed tears every night Now I’m all alone He was too young to go I see your smiling face In my head All I have left of you Is my memories Wanting more But knowing there is no more It’s harder than I thought -Chorus He was too young to go His whole life ahead of him Keep telling myself These things just happen But these eyes of mine Shed tears every night Now I’m all alone He was too young to
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GLASSES AND YOUR EYES It doesn't matter if you need to them or wear them just for fun - they are a great fashion accessory. Quality is important though. And from an image aspect glasses are as important as your make-up and hairdo. Glasses are very fashionable. Not just on the ski slopes or the beach but anywhere now that the Couturiers (notably Claude Montana, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean-Paul Gaultier) have sent their top fashion models down the catwalk with spectacles. When selecting glasses
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5557 p. 1022-1032), Eberhart Zrenner delves into the questions surrounding the possibilities of using technology to cure blindness. Zrenner, a member of the distinguished Department of Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-Ophthamology at the University Eye Hospital in Tubingen, Germany, explores the evolving concepts of Subretinal and Epiretinal Implants use in repairing degenerative or hereditary vision impairments plaguing millions the world over. Vision, regarded as the most valuable sense animals
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Whether it’s for every day at the office, dramatic, or smokey-eye look for a night on the town, newcomers to the world of eye shadow can find themselves getting lost amidst the vast array of name-brands, shades and pigments of eye shadows. Then there are the options to choose between cream, powder, loose or baked eye shadows. The buyer will want to know how to apply the products as well as whether or not there will be long-term protection for her skin. Today’s shopper should compare quality, volume
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had to dress like the tomboy I was. My hair and cloths were things that I could handle because I could grow hair or wear a weave and buy new cloths, but one thing that I absolutely couldn’t change was my face. My face bore dark circles under my eyes making it look like I was always sleepy. My mother use to tell me that I was a restless baby but I knew that she was just trying to make me feel better. My dark circles were so deep that make up wouldn’t even cover them, so I knew that school wasn’t
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immediately feel excited with all the action. Slot machines are ringing and buzzing all around me. As far as the eye can see, people are enjoying their wins and cursing their losses. I am not a big gambler, but who can resist all the lights flashing and sounds filling your ears. “Just $20.00,” I say as I grab for my wallet. I carefully and strategically choose a machine that catches my eye, and calls my name. I can feel the adrenaline and anticipation as I sit down. Wow, this is amazing; the Sun and
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Human Eye Structure Light enters the eye through the pupil then it is focused on the retina. The lens helps in focusing images from different distance. The iris controls the amount of light entering the eye, as the intensity of light increases iris closes when light intensity decreases iris opens. Conjunctiva is transparent white sheet for the outside world. The focusing of lens automatically is controlled by ciliary muscles in ciliary body. Choroids form the vascular layer of the eye. It supplies
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Pamela White The color our eyes see in any object depends on how much red, green and blue light is reflected into our eyes. For example, black is perceived when no light is reflected to the eye. When red, green, and blue lights are reflected to the eye a lot then white is perceived. I chose to do an experiment on this mysterious dress on 2 people in my house cause I was curious to see if they would view the color differently or the same. First I asked my mother to look at
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