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What is the function of lacrimal caruncle?
What is the function of lacrimal caruncle?
- To produce tears
- To produce an oily secretion for lubrication (correct)
- To produce mucus
- To protect the eye from foreign particles
Which of the following is NOT an accessory eye structure?
Which of the following is NOT an accessory eye structure?
- Tarsal glands
- Ciliary glands
- Conjunctivitis (correct)
- Lacrimal caruncle
Where do the ducts of ciliary glands open?
Where do the ducts of ciliary glands open?
- Directly onto the cornea
- At the eyelid margins
- In the conjunctiva
- At the eyelash follicles (correct)
What is the function of tarsal glands?
What is the function of tarsal glands?
What is the main function of the conjunctiva?
What is the main function of the conjunctiva?
What is the purpose of the accommodation-convergence reflex in vision?
What is the purpose of the accommodation-convergence reflex in vision?
What is the main function of the synkinesis described in the text?
What is the main function of the synkinesis described in the text?
During the convergence reflex, what happens to the position of the eyeballs as the object moves closer to the subject’s eyes?
During the convergence reflex, what happens to the position of the eyeballs as the object moves closer to the subject’s eyes?
Which extrinsic eye muscles control the movement of the eyes during the convergence reflex?
Which extrinsic eye muscles control the movement of the eyes during the convergence reflex?
What visual result may occur if the extrinsic eye muscles are unable to function properly?
What visual result may occur if the extrinsic eye muscles are unable to function properly?
Why is it more of a strain on the extrinsic and intrinsic eye muscles to look at close objects than at far objects?
Why is it more of a strain on the extrinsic and intrinsic eye muscles to look at close objects than at far objects?
What is the main purpose of photopupillary reflex?
What is the main purpose of photopupillary reflex?
What happens to the size of the pupil as a person focuses on a printed material?
What happens to the size of the pupil as a person focuses on a printed material?
