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The eye for IGCSE

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Provide the correct label for A.

a)

Radial muscle

b)

Pupil

c)

Suspensory ligament

d)

Rod

2.

Give the correct label for A.

a)

Conjuctiva

b)

Radial muscle

c)

Retina

d)

Cone

3.

Label A correctly.

a)

Circular muscle

b)

Fovea

c)

Colour

d)

Iris

4.

Radial muscles are one set of muscles involved in the iris reflex. Name the other set.

a)

Circular muscles

b)

Suspensory ligaments

c)

Ciliary muscles

d)

Biceps

5.

State the name of the process of adjusting to light.

a)

Iris reflex

b)

Cornea reflex

c)

Accomodation

d)

Ajudication

6.

'Adapting the eye to see different distances'

a)

accomodation

b)

adjustment

c)

cornification

d)

short sightedness

7.

Ciliary muscles Contract up Close (CCC).


State the process this mnemonic (memory tool) describes.

a)

How the eye sees objects close by.

b)

How the eye sees objectd far away.

c)

How the eye sees everything.

d)

Nothing. Trick question.

8.

Which part of the eye provides a link to the brain?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Conjuctiva

d)

Optic nerve

9.

The eye is part of which section of the nervous system?

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

10.

Rods detect grey, black and white. Cones detect colour. Where are rods and cones?

a)

retina

b)

fovea

c)

iris

d)

sclera

11.

Ciliary muscles Contract up Close, so which image shows accomodation of nearby objects?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

12.

During accomodation, if ciliary muscles contract up close, what do they do accomodating objects far away?

a)

Also contract

b)

Relax

13.

Why would the pupil get smaller in diameter?

a)

To let in less light.

b)

To let in more light.

c)

To be selective over the wavelength of light that enters.

14.

Circular and radial muscles are responsible for ....

a)

Adjusting to distance.

b)

Accomodation.

c)

Adjusting to light.

15.

In which layer of the eye are the rod and cone cells found?

(a)  

16.

Which type of cell is more sensitive to light: rod or cone?

(a)  

17.

Specifically where would you find the most cone cells?

(a)  

18.

Which of these structures perform refraction?

a)

cornea

b)

lens

c)

pupil

d)

ciliary muscles

19.

What is the name of the hole through which light enters the back of the eye?

(a)  

20.

By which structures are the ciliary muscles connected to the lens?

a)

Ciliary ligaments

b)

Suspensory ligaments

c)

Taut ligaments

d)

Sensory ligaments

21.

In front of which part of the eye ball would you find the blind spot?

(a)  

22.

What is the tough, white outer layer of the eye called?

a)

Choroid

b)

Retina

c)

Sclera

d)

Cornea

23.

Which type of cell provides colour vision?

(a)  

24.

What word describes the shape of a pupil in a dark environment?

(a)  

25.

What word describes the shape of the pupil in bright light?

(a)  

26.

Name the the type of muscle that is antagonistic to a circular muscle in the iris.

(a)  

27.

What is eye accommodation?

a)

The ability to see colors

b)

The ability to change the focal length of the eye to focus on objects at different distances

c)

The ability to see in the dark

d)

The ability to perceive depth

28.

What happens to the lens of the eye when focusing on a nearby object?

a)

The lens becomes thinner

b)

The lens becomes thicker

c)

The lens remains unchanged

d)

The lens becomes flat

29.

#3 Refers to the circular structure that surrounds the pupil and regulates the amount of light entering the eye.

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Iris

30.

#7 Refers to the part of the eye that carried visual information from the eyeball to the brain

a)

lens

b)

optic nerve

c)

retina

d)

sclera

31.

# 5 refers to the layer of receptor cells at the back of the eye in which the image is focused

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Lens

32.

The white part of the eye made of a tough material

a)

lens

b)

sclera

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

33.

The colorful part of the eye, controls light going into the pupil

a)

lens

b)

iris

c)

sclera

d)

retina

34.

back of the eye, takes light and changes it to nerve signals

a)

lens

b)

sclera

c)

optic nerve

d)

retina

35.

carries messages from the eye to the brain

a)

lens

b)

vitreous humor

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

36.

gel substance that gives the eye shape

a)

optic nerve

b)

iris

c)

vitreous humor

d)

retina

37.
Photoreceptors that detect Color
a)
Cones
b)
Rods
38.
Photoreceptors that detect gray tones in low light
a)
Rods
b)
Cones
39.

Radial muscles are one set of muscles involved in the iris reflex. Name the other set.

a)

Circular muscles

b)

Suspensory ligaments

c)

Ciliary muscles

d)

Biceps

40.

'Adapting the eye to see different distances'

a)

accomodation

b)

adjustment

c)

cornification

d)

short sightedness

41.

Ciliary muscles Contract up Close, so which image shows accomodation of nearby objects?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

42.

During accomodation, if ciliary muscles contract up close, what do they do accomodating objects far away?

a)

Also contract

b)

Relax

43.

Why would the pupil get smaller in diameter?

a)

To let in less light.

b)

To let in more light.

c)

To be selective over the wavelength of light that enters.