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