Using Map (In the Textbook) 16

question 23

Short Answer

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, identify the Tordesillas line. What was its importance?

Describe the visual pathway from the retina to the brain.

Explain the adaptations of the eye for vision in different light conditions.

Recognize the importance and functioning of other sensory organs related to balance and hearing.

Understand the physiological basis for color vision and how it enables the perception of millions of colors.

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Definitions:

Feet Motions

Movements involving the feet, such as walking, running, or kicking, which are essential for locomotion and balance.

Inch Forward

To move slowly and carefully in a forward direction, often to make progress in a difficult or delicate situation.

Proximodistal

A pattern of development that moves from the center of the body outward to the extremities.

Cephalocaudal

Cephalocaudal is a principle of development that describes how growth tends to begin at the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body.