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Accommodation

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the suspensory ligaments are tight, the shape of the lens becomes

a)

short

b)

fat

c)

long

d)

thin

2.

When focusing on a [?] object, the ciliary muscles contract

(a)  

3.

To focus on a close object, the ciliary muscles in the eye...

(a)  

4.

When ciliary muscles are relaxed, this causes the [?] to tighten.

(a)  

5.

When the ciliary muscles are contracted, the suspensory ligaments become [?]

(a)  

6.

When focusing on a distant object, the lens shape becomes...

a)

Short

b)

Fat

c)

Long

d)

Thin

7.

Circular and radial muscles are responsible for ....

a)

Adjusting to distance.

b)

Accomodation.

c)

Adjusting to light.

8.

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.

9.

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

a)

Also contract

b)

Relax

10.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

11.

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

a)

retina

b)

fovea

c)

iris

d)

sclera

12.

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

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

13.

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.

14.

'Adapting the eye to see different distances'

a)

accomodation

b)

adjustment

c)

cornification

d)

short sightedness

15.

State the name of the process of adjusting to light.

a)

Iris reflex

b)

Cornea reflex

c)

Accomodation

d)

Ajudication

16.
What is the function of the pupil?
a)
Sends messages picked up by the retina to the brain
b)
The hole that controls the different amounts of light
c)
the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil
d)
transparent jelly like fluid that fills the eye and refracts light
17.
the optic nerve sends messages picked up by the retina to the brain
a)
true
b)
false
18.
What is the blind spot
a)
Produces aqueous humor and controls the lense shape
b)
Whites of the eye and provides structure
c)
The area where the optic nerve  attaches , and no retina is located
, so there is no information to be picked up
19.
What is the outer tough layer of the eye?
a)
Lens
b)
iris
c)
pupil
d)
Sclera 
20.

What will happen to your pupils if you are in a really bright room?

a)

They will contract

b)

They will expand

c)

They will burst into flames

d)

They will stay the same size

21.

The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.

When a person looks at an object which is close to their eye, which of the following takes place?

a)

suspensory ligaments slacken; lens becomes fatter

b)

suspensory ligaments slacken; lens becomes thinner

c)

suspensory ligaments tighten; lens becomes fatter

d)

suspensory ligaments tighten; lens becomes thinner