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Which part of the ear is important for sensing rotational acceleration (spinning)?
Which part of the ear is important for sensing rotational acceleration (spinning)?
What happens to the photoreceptor in the dark?
What happens to the photoreceptor in the dark?
Which layer of the eyeball contains the blood vessels?
Which layer of the eyeball contains the blood vessels?
What is the function of the lacrimal apparatus?
What is the function of the lacrimal apparatus?
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What is the pathway of light entering the eye?
What is the pathway of light entering the eye?
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Where is the majority of refractive power located in the eye?
Where is the majority of refractive power located in the eye?
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What causes a pull on the ciliary zonule in distance vision?
What causes a pull on the ciliary zonule in distance vision?
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What is the far point of vision for an emmetropic (normal) eye?
What is the far point of vision for an emmetropic (normal) eye?
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What are the three main layers of the eyeball?
What are the three main layers of the eyeball?
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Which part of the eyeball forms a clear window that lets light enter and bends light as it enters the eye?
Which part of the eyeball forms a clear window that lets light enter and bends light as it enters the eye?
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What part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye?
What part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye?
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What is the consequence of aging and other factors that can be treated by surgically replacing the lens with an artificial one?
What is the consequence of aging and other factors that can be treated by surgically replacing the lens with an artificial one?
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What part of the eye contains millions of photoreceptor cells, neurons, and glial cells?
What part of the eye contains millions of photoreceptor cells, neurons, and glial cells?
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What can lead to permanent blindness and is often caused by traumatic blows to the head?
What can lead to permanent blindness and is often caused by traumatic blows to the head?
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What part of the eye changes shape to focus light on the retina?
What part of the eye changes shape to focus light on the retina?
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Which part of the eye contains the pupil?
Which part of the eye contains the pupil?
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Where does refraction, the bending of light rays, occur in the eye?
Where does refraction, the bending of light rays, occur in the eye?
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What is the colored part of the eye?
What is the colored part of the eye?
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What layer of the eyeball contains rods for dim light and cones for bright light and color vision?
What layer of the eyeball contains rods for dim light and cones for bright light and color vision?
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What supplies blood to all layers of the eyeball and contains brown pigment to absorb light and prevent visual confusion?
What supplies blood to all layers of the eyeball and contains brown pigment to absorb light and prevent visual confusion?
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Structure and Function of the Eyeball
- The eyeball consists of three main layers: the fibrous layer, the vascular layer, and the inner layer (retina).
- The fibrous layer includes the sclera, which protects and shapes the eyeball, and the cornea, which forms a clear window that lets light enter and bends light as it enters the eye.
- The vascular layer includes the choroid, ciliary body, and iris. The choroid supplies blood to all layers of the eyeball and contains brown pigment to absorb light and prevent visual confusion.
- The iris, the colored part of the eye, contains the pupil, which regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
- The inner layer, or retina, contains millions of photoreceptor cells, neurons, and glial cells. It also has a pigmented layer and a neural layer.
- The retina has a quarter-billion photoreceptors, including rods for dim light and cones for bright light and color vision.
- Retinal detachment, where the pigmented and neural layers separate, can lead to permanent blindness and is often caused by traumatic blows to the head.
- The eye is separated into two segments by the lens and ciliary zonule: the posterior segment and the anterior segment.
- The lens is biconvex, transparent, flexible, and avascular, and it changes shape to focus light on the retina.
- Clouding of the lens, a consequence of aging and other factors, can be treated by surgically replacing the lens with an artificial one.
- Visible light is broken up into bands of colors, and the color perceived by the eye is a reflection of the wavelength, with different colors having different energy levels.
- Refraction, the bending of light rays, occurs when light passes from one transparent medium to another, and the lenses of the eye also refract light due to their curved shape.
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Test your knowledge of the structure and function of the eyeball with this quiz. Explore the layers, components, and functions of the eye, including the role of the cornea, retina, lens, and more. See how much you know about vision and eye health.
