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What is the function of the choroid?
What is the function of the choroid?
To keep the eye dark by absorbing diffused light falling on it and to avoid internal reflections within the eye.
What is the normal diameter of the pupil?
What is the normal diameter of the pupil?
1 mm
What is the role of the crystalline lens?
What is the role of the crystalline lens?
To provide the finer adjustment of focal length required to focus objects at different distances on the retina.
What is the composition of the sclerotic?
What is the composition of the sclerotic?
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What part of the eye refracts most of the light rays into the eye?
What part of the eye refracts most of the light rays into the eye?
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What is the function of the iris?
What is the function of the iris?
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What is the function of the optic nerve?
What is the function of the optic nerve?
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What happens to the focal length of the eye lens when the ciliary muscles contract?
What happens to the focal length of the eye lens when the ciliary muscles contract?
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Where is the yellow spot situated?
Where is the yellow spot situated?
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What is the purpose of the blind spot on the retina?
What is the purpose of the blind spot on the retina?
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Why does the chick wake up late in the morning and go to sleep early in the evening?
Why does the chick wake up late in the morning and go to sleep early in the evening?
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Why are bees able to see ultra-violet light but human beings cannot?
Why are bees able to see ultra-violet light but human beings cannot?
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What is the function of the retina in the eye?
What is the function of the retina in the eye?
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What is the role of the ciliary muscles in controlling the eye lens?
What is the role of the ciliary muscles in controlling the eye lens?
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Where does the optic nerve attach itself?
Where does the optic nerve attach itself?
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What is the significance of the two important spots on the retina?
What is the significance of the two important spots on the retina?
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