Eye Physiology

Which correctly reflects the order to track the pathway of light through the eye:

• cornea, aqueous humor, through pupil, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, retina

• through pupil, cornea, aqueous humor, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, retina

• through pupil, cornea, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor, retina

• cornea, aqueous humor, through pupil, lens, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, retina

Four refractory media in the eye, listed in the sequence in which they refract light, are:

• cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

• vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor, cornea

• cornea, vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor

• lens, aqueous humor, cornea, vitreous humor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Place the following in order to track the pathway of nerve impulses from the retina of the eye into the brain:

• 1,4.3.2.5.6

• 2,1,3,5,6,4

• 2,1,3,6,5,4

• 3,4.1.2.5.6

What is #10?

• Choroid

• Retina

• Cornea

• Pupil

What is structure number 11?

• Sclera

• Lens

• Cornea

• Retina

What is structure number 15?

• Iris

• Cornea

• Lens

• Optic Nerve

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Presbyopia is usually due to:

• eyeball that is too long

• loss of elasticity of the lens

• a flattened cornea

• unequal curvature of the refracting surfaces

Sensory neurons in the retina send ____________ which are routed to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain.

• action potentials

• blind spots

• light waves

• accomodations

Nearsightedness is more properly called:

• hyperopia

• myopia

• presbyopia

• emmetropia

Farsightedness is formerly called _____________.

• myopia

• hyperopia

• gottopia

• emmetropia