Matching Pairs Visual Pathway VocabOnline version Visual pathway vocab by Aubrey Jeng 1 Visual cortex occipital lobe 2 Rods and cones 3 Photoreceptors 4 Transduction 5 Ganglion cells 6 Thalamus 7 Optic chiasm 8 Optic nerve 9 Bipolar cells Cells that respond to light. Interprets visual stimuli and information. Transports impulses from the retina to the brain. Combines information from the visual receptors and sends it to the ganglion cells The process of turning environmental energy into nervous impulses Types of photoreceptors Receives sensory information and sends it to the visual cortex Where the two optic nerves meet. Relays information from the retina to the brain through the optic nerve.