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The eye

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Provide the correct label for A.

a)

Radial muscle

b)

Pupil

c)

Suspensory ligament

d)

Rod

2.

Label A correctly.

a)

Circular muscle

b)

Fovea

c)

Colour

d)

Iris

3.

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

4.

State the name of the process of adjusting to light.

a)

Iris reflex

b)

Cornea reflex

c)

Accomodation

d)

Ajudication

5.

'Adapting the eye to see different distances'

a)

accomodation

b)

adjustment

c)

cornification

d)

short sightedness

6.

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.

7.

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

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Conjuctiva

d)

Optic nerve

8.

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

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

9.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

10.

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

a)

Also contract

b)

Relax

11.

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.

12.

Circular and radial muscles are responsible for ....

a)

Adjusting to distance.

b)

Accomodation.

c)

Adjusting to light.

13.

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

(a)  

14.

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

(a)  

15.

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

(a)  

16.

The place where the optic nerve leaves the retina, where there are no light-sensitive cells is the ________________.

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

blind spot

d)

sclera

17.

The thick, tough, white outer covering of the eyeball is called the __________________.

a)

sclera

b)

lens

c)

pupil

d)

cornea

18.

Which part of the eye is a muscle that controls the opening and closing of the pupil?

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

cornea

d)

optic nerve

19.
What is letter G?
a)
Sclera
b)
Retina
c)
Lens
d)
Vitreous humor
20.
What is letter F?
a)
Retina
b)
Pupil
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Iris
21.
What is letter I?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Optic nerve
22.

This part of the eye gives it its color. It can open and close to change the size of the pupil.

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Iris

d)

Retina

23.
Which of the following is the correct order in which light travels through the eye?  
a)
Cornea, Lens, Retina, Pupil, Optic Nerve
b)
Pupil, Cornea, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve
c)
Cornea, Retina, Lens, Pupil, Optic Nerve
d)
Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve
24.
Where does light refract for a 2nd time, and focuses light on the retina?  
a)
Lens
b)
Cornea
c)
Pupil
d)
Optic Nerve
25.
Which part of the eye contracts and dilates based on the environment? 
a)
Pupil
b)
Cornea
c)
Sclera
d)
Iris
26.
Which nerve transmits information from the eye to the brain?
a)
Optic
b)
Olfactory
c)
Occulomotor
d)
Trigeminal
27.

What is myopia

a)

Long sightedness - things which are close up to appear blurred.

b)

Short sightedness - distant objects will appear blurred.

28.

What is hyperopia

a)

Long sightedness - things which are close up to appear blurred.

b)

Short sightedness - distant objects will appear blurred.