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