Rods vs. Cones
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function in bright light
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require more light to
be stimulated
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no adaptation time
required, except in
extremely bright light
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mostly in the macula
lutea, only receptor in
the fovea centralis
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color vision
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dim light receptors
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very sensitive to light
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requires dark
adaptation
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found around the
periphery of the retina,
outside the macula
lutea
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monochromatic vision