RETINAL RODS

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N., Pam M.S.
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Photoreceptive cells located in the retina which are very sensitive to dim light. See also: retinal bipolar cells; scotopic vision.

RETINAL RODS: "Retinal rods are one of the photoreceptors which are responsible for color vision."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS
  2. AMACRINE CELLS
  3. OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER
  4. ROD VISION
  5. PHOTOPIC VISION
  6. NEURAL RETINA,
  7. MESOPIC VISION
  8. OPTIC DISK
  9. RETINA
  10. RETINAL CONES
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RETINAL RODS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/retinal-rods/ (accessed September 23, 2021).
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