Sheep Eyeball Dissection Concepts

Cutting the optic nerve

Removing the cornea

Splitting the eyeball into halves

Trimming the fat and extraocular muscles

To remove the optic nerve

To make the eyeball larger

To prevent cutting into important structures

To change the color of the eyeball

It turns completely opaque

It remains unchanged

It becomes more translucent

It becomes slightly opaque

To provide nutrients

To give the eyeball its shape

To protect the optic nerve

To change the color of the eye

It turns completely transparent

It becomes slightly opaque and rubbery

It becomes more flexible

It remains unchanged

To focus light

To allow light to enter the eye

To protect the retina

To change the shape of the lens

A layer that absorbs light

A reflective layer that enhances night vision

A protective layer for the retina

A layer that changes eye color

Diurnal animals

Nocturnal animals

Aquatic animals

Herbivorous animals

To change the shape of the eye

To detect light and send signals to the brain

To focus light

To protect the lens

Humans are not nocturnal

Humans have a different eye structure

Humans have a thicker cornea

Humans have a larger retina