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cones for color,rod are for black and white
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What eye cell does not detect color?
The rods in the retina of the eyes are sensitive to low levels of light and movement. The cones are the ones that are sensitive to color and intensity, so the rods do not see color.
The retina comtains what kind of cells that detect certain wave length of light?
Yes, they are called rods and cones.
What is the function of photoreceptor?
detect light to retina
What is it that rods detect?
Rods are used for low-light contrasts, unlike cones which detect colour. They are photoreceptive cells found in the retina. Rods function in less intense light than cones, and are involved in peripheral vision.
What is a retina in the human eye?
The retina is a very thin layer of cells lining the back of the eye behind the viscous humor. This is where the cells that convert light to neural impulses are; without the retina, you would be blind.
What light sensitive cells in the eye detct color?
The cones, located in the retina, detect color.
Why do human beings see color?
There are certain cells in your eye retina that detect colour, called cone cells.
What eye cell does not detect color?
The rods in the retina of the eyes are sensitive to low levels of light and movement. The cones are the ones that are sensitive to color and intensity, so the rods do not see color.
What are the the two cells in the retina?
Specialized cells are those that perform a specific function in the body. They have undergone many changes in order to be best suited to perform that specific function.Specialized cells include:Cardiac cells of the heartNeurons of the brainSarcomeres of the musclesOsteoblasts of the bones
What are the photoreceptor cells of the eye called?
Cones help you see color and detail; rods see in black and white and detect movement in your peripheral vision.
What is the light sensitive tissue in the eye?
The retina. This consists of layers of cells that detect light and colour and transmit information to the brain via the optic nerve.
What is the area on the retina where the optic nerve attaches and has no rods or cones to detect light or color?
It's called the blind spot - it can't detect light because there are no light sensitive receptor cells located here.
What cells of the retina detect light?
the answer is photoreceptors. search photoreceptors to figure out what they are.
What kind of wave is in the retina of the eye detect light and send signals to the brain?
rod and cone cells
What color are cones of the retina sensitive to?
well the retina is covered is covered with two kinds of light sensitive nerves cells. six million of the are cones, these cells read color. Cone-shaped cells are divided into three types that detect only the specific colors such as yellow,green,or blue but combine to let you see an incredible array of different colors
The retina comtains what kind of cells that detect certain wave length of light?
Yes, they are called rods and cones.
Photosensitive receptor cells of the retina make the perception of color possible?
cones
