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