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Eye physiology

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When light hits the retina, the _________ are stimulated.

a)

sclera

b)

optic disk

c)

photoreceptors

d)

choroid coat

2.

Sensory neurons in the retina send ____________ which are routed to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain.

a)

action potentials

b)

blind spots

c)

light waves

d)

accomodations

3.

In order to see clearly, light rays must be bent to hit the ______ of the retina.

a)

blind spot

b)

optic disk

c)

fovea centralis

d)

focal point

4.

Light waves are bent first by the ______.

a)

cornea

b)

aqueous humor

c)

lens

d)

vitreous humor

5.

All of the horizontal light rays that enter the eye converge at the _____

a)

lens

b)

focal point

c)

optic disk

d)

vitreous humor

6.

The lens is naturally ______, clear and elastic.

a)

oval

b)

flat

c)

round

d)

concave

7.

If an object moves closer than the far point of vision, which is NOT one of the three reflexes that must occur to bring the image to proper focus?

a)

Accommodation of the lens

b)

Relaxing ciliary muscles

c)

convergence of the eyes

d)

constriction of the pupil

8.

Eye strain is caused by

a)

extended time for ciliary muscles to stay contracted

b)

lens staying flat for too long

c)

looking at something far away

d)

blurry vision

9.
When the eyeball is too long causing Nearsightedness
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Asigmatism
d)
Presbyopia
10.
When the eyeball is too short, causing Farsightedness
a)
Hyperopia
b)
Myopia
c)
Glaucoma
d)
Astigmatism
11.

It’s a change to the lens that causes it to stiffen and also discolor the lens of the eye. It causes blurring of up close vision that impedes ability to read printed material or text on a screen. This is often related to aging.

a)

Myopia

b)

Presbyopia

c)

Hyperopia

d)

Astigmatism

12.

It lets light enter the eye

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

pupil

13.

When you are looking at something up close, this reflex occurs to reduce the amount of light entering eye.

a)

blind spot

b)

Accommodation

c)

pupil constriction

d)

somatic reflex arc

14.

When the brain detects that the tension in the eye muscles is changing as the eyes rotate inwards

a)

convergence

b)

Monocular depth cue

c)

accommodation

d)

retinal disparity

15.
What part of the eye has the highest concentration of rods and cones?
a)
optic nerve
b)
fovea centralis
c)
optic disk
d)
iris
16.
Type of photoreceptor that functions in low light and creates shades of gray
a)
retina
b)
rod
c)
cone
d)
choroid
17.

The fovea contains which types of photoreceptors?

a)

Rods

b)

Cones

18.

How many types of cones do you have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

Contains the visual and auditory reflex centers.

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Reticular formation

20.
Where does the optic nerve take the visual information?
a)
To the Thalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
b)
to the Hippocampus and then to the Occipital Lobe
c)
to the Hypothalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
d)
to the Cerebellum and then to the Occipital Lobe
21.

neurons that synapse with the photoreceptors and the ganglion neurons

a)

cones

b)

rods

c)

bipolar neurons

d)

rhodopsin

22.
Which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye?
a)
Lens, pupil, cornea, retina
b)
Pupil, cornea, lens, retina
c)
Cornea, retina, pupil, lens
d)
Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
23.

Write the correct pathway of for the sensory message to be sent to the brain?

a)

retinal ganglion, bipolar cells, cones or rods, optic nerve

b)

cones or rods, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

c)

bipolar cells, cones or rods, retinal ganglion, optic nerve

d)

bipolar cells, ganglion cells, cones or rods, optic nerve