[DOC] [TLE] Neuroscience For Kids - Retina - University of Washington [PAR] These specialized cells are called photoreceptors. There are 2 types of 
photoreceptors in the retina: rods and cones. ... Rods are not good for color vision
. ... Also, blood vessels and nerve fibers go around the fovea so light has a direct 
path to ... It is in this region that the optic nerves come together and exit the eye 
on their... [DOC] [TLE] Retina - Wikipedia [PAR] The retina is the third and inner coat of the eye which is a light-sensitive layer of 
tissue. ... The optic disc, a part of the retina sometimes called "the blind spot" 
because it lacks ... It has three layers of nerve cells and two of synapses, 
including the unique ... its capillary vessels, not shown) before reaching the rods 
and cones. [DOC] [TLE] Blind spot (vision) - Wikipedia [PAR] Distribution of rods and cones along a line passing through the fovea and the 
blind spot of a human eye. A blind spot, scotoma, is an obscuration of the visual 
field. A particular blind spot known as the ... Because there are no cells to detect 
light on the optic disc, the corresponding part of the field of vision is invisible. [DOC] [TLE] blind spot | anatomy | Britannica.com [PAR] There are no photoreceptors (i.e., rods or cones) in the optic disk, and, therefore, 
... The blind spot in the retina corresponds to the optic papilla, the region on the 
nasal ... Blind areas in the field of vision, called blind spots, occasionally force ... 
The mammalian eye has a cornea and a lens and functions as a dioptric system,. [DOC] [TLE] The Eye Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] At the junction of the sclera and cornea is an opening called scleral venous sinus 
... -Contains receptor rods and cones in outermost layer known as 'proper'. ... Has 
an inner and outer segment - Outer segments are receptor regions -Give us .... 
Axons of all retinal ganglion cells exit the eyeball at the optic disc and form the... [DOC] [TLE] The Retina of the Human Eye - HyperPhysics [PAR] Photosensitive cells called rods and cones in the retina convert incident light 
energy into signals that are carried to the brain by the optic nerve. In the ... It is 
unable to distinquish color, and the images it relays are not well defined. ... There 
is a tiny rod-free region about 0.3mm in diameter at its center, the fovea centralis. [DOC] [TLE] The Optic Nerve - TedMontgomery.com [PAR] The beginning of the optic nerve in the retina is called the optic nerve head or 
optic disc. Since there are no photoreceptors (cones and rods) in the optic nerve 
head, ... As a result, it is known as the blind spot, and everybody has one in 
each ... spot of one eye corresponds to retina that is seeing properly in the other 
eye. [DOC] [TLE] The Retina - Eye, Brain, and Vision [PAR] Each eye is positioned in its socket by the six small extraocular muscles ... kept its 
connections with the brain proper through a bundle of fibersthe optic nerve. ... 
Because the rods and cones are at the back of the retina, the incoming light has 
to ... would have to be between them and the next layer of nerve cells, in a region
... [DOC] [TLE] Simple Anatomy of the Retina by Helga Kolb  Webvision [PAR] Oct 8, 2011 ... From the center of the optic nerve radiates the major blood vessels of the retina. 
... The outer nuclear layer contains cell bodies of the rods and cones, the ... 1941) 
and is a highly specialized region of the retina different again from ... so making 
this area, called the foveal rim or parafovea (Polyak, 1941), the... [DOC] [TLE] Visual Processing: Eye and Retina (Section 2, Chapter 14 ... [PAR] the smallest size of a dark object in a light background that can be correctly ... is 
the ability to detect differences in the wavelengths of light is called color vision. 
..... The human has two types of photoreceptors: the rods and

Question: Properly called the optic disk, it's the region of the retina that has no rods or cones
Answer: the blind spot