ðɪ ˈɛlɪmənts kəmpˈoʊzɪŋ ðə lˈeɪɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɑːdz ænd kˈoʊnz dʒˈeɪkəbz mˈɛmbɹeɪn ɪnðə ɹˈɛtɪnə ʌvðɪ ˈaɪ ɑːɹ ʌv tˈuː kˈaɪndz, ɹˈɑːd sˈɛlz ænd kˈoʊn sˈɛlz, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ bˌiːɪŋ mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ nˈuːmɚɹəs ðɐn ðə lˈæɾɚɹ ɛksˈɛpt ɪnðə mˈækjʊlə lˈuːɾiə.
The elements composing the layer of rods and cones (Jacob's membrane) in the retina of the eye are of two kinds, rod cells and cone cells, the former being much more numerous than the latter except in the macula lutea.