Light and the Eye Quiz

What is determined by the wavelength of light?

• Intensity

• Brightness

• Amplitude

• Hue

What is the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to focus images on the retina called?

• Retina

• Cornea

• Iris

• Lens

What is the condition called when nearby objects are seen more clearly than distant objects?

• Astigmatism

• Farsightedness

• Nearsightedness

• Presbyopia

Which part of the eye contains receptor rods and cones that process visual information?

• Cornea

• Retina

• Lens

• Iris

What is the point where the optic nerve leaves the eye called?

• Iris

• Blind Spot

• Fovea

• Cornea

Where do optic nerves send most visual information?

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

What is the central focal point in the retina called?

• Blind Spot

• Iris

• Fovea

• Cornea

What is the name of the cells that receive messages from photoreceptors and transmit them to ganglion cells?

• Cones

• Rods

• Bipolar cells

• Ganglion cells

Where is visual information interpreted?

• Cornea

• Iris

• Lens

• Visual cortex