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