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