Overview of the Eye Structures

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The cornea is located behind the pupil.

False

The lens is a transparent structure that provides fixed refraction to focus light onto the retina.

False

The iris is composed of contractile skeletal muscle to control the size of the pupil.

False

The sphincter pupillae receives sympathetic innervation.

False

The iris contains pigment cells responsible for characteristic eye color.

True

Contraction of the sphincter pupillae causes the pupil to dilate.

False

The ciliary muscle is under the control of the somatic nervous system.

False

Acetylcholine released from postganglionic neurons causes relaxation of the radial muscle group.

False

Contraction of the ______ pupillae causes the pupil to dilate.

sphincter

The ______ pupillae receives sympathetic innervation.

sphincter

The ______ muscle is under the control of the somatic nervous system.

ciliary

The ______ is a transparent structure that provides fixed refraction to focus light onto the retina.

lens

The ______ is located behind the pupil.

cornea

The ______ is composed of contractile skeletal muscle to control the size of the pupil.

iris

Acetylcholine released from ______ neurons causes relaxation of the radial muscle group.

postganglionic

The ciliary muscle is under the control of the ______ nervous system.

somatic

The cornea is located ______ the pupil.

behind

The lens is a transparent structure that provides fixed refraction to focus light onto the ______.

retina

Contraction of the sphincter pupillae causes the pupil to ______.

dilate

The ______ system is used to measure doses in the apothecaries' system.

grain

The conversion from apothecaries' system to ______ system is provided in Table 1.

metric

To convert 9 fluid ounces to milliliters, the ______ unit is used.

milliliter

The conversion from 500 ______ to grams is required in one of the questions.

micrograms

The ______ system is used to measure body weight in one of the conversions.

pound

The conversion from milliliters to ______ ounces is required in one of the questions.

fluid

Learn about the different structures of the eye such as the pupil, cornea, lens, and iris. Understand their functions and how they work together to allow light to enter and stimulate the retina.

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