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Quiz on A&P of Eyes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The eye is located in which cavity?

a)

Cranial

b)

Thoracic

c)

Orbital

d)

Nasal

2.

Which cranial nerve supplies the eye?

a)

Optic (II)

b)

Oculomotor (III)

c)

Trigeminal (V)

d)

Facial (VII)

3.

The shape of the eyeball is mostly:

a)

Cylindrical

b)

Cone-shaped

c)

Oval

d)

Spherical

4.

The eye receives visual messages through the:

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Optic nerve

5.

What surrounds and protects the eyeball in the skull?

a)

Brain

b)

Eyelid

c)

Orbital bones

d)

Sclera

6.

What is the main function of eyebrows?

a)

Enhance appearance

b)

Assist blinking

c)

Prevent sweat from entering eyes

d)

Filter light

7.

Eyelids protect the eye by:

a)

Holding tears

b)

Controlling light

c)

Blink reflex

d)

Producing hormones

8.

Which gland is found inside the eyelid?

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Meibomian

c)

Salivary

d)

Sebaceous

9.

What is the function of the meibomian glands?

a)

Control blinking

b)

Secrete enzymes

c)

Reduce tear evaporation

d)

Clean the cornea

10.

The conjunctiva lines the inside of the:

a)

Cornea

b)

Lacrimal duct

c)

Eyelids

d)

Retina

11.

The lacrimal gland is responsible for producing:

a)

Oil

b)

Tears

c)

Saliva

d)

Hormones

12.

Tears help protect the eye from infection because they contain:

a)

Insulin

b)

Mucus

c)

Lysozyme

d)

Collagen

13.

The nasolacrimal duct drains tears into the:

a)

Mouth

b)

Ear

c)

Nasal cavity

d)

Eye socket

14.

The lacrimal apparatus includes all EXCEPT:

a)

Lacrimal gland

b)

Pupil

c)

Nasolacrimal duct

d)

Lacrimal canal

15.

What is the function of the lacrimal apparatus?

a)

Adjust pupil size

b)

Maintain eye pressure

c)

Lubricate and cleanse eyes

d)

Control muscle movement

16.

How many extrinsic muscles control eye movement?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

Eye movement is controlled by:

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Involuntary muscle

18.

The outermost layer of the eye is the:

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Sclera

d)

Choroid

19.

Which part of the fibrous tunic is transparent and allows light to enter?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

20.

What gives the eye its shape and protection?

a)

Iris

b)

Cornea

c)

Retina

d)

Sclera

21.

Which part of the vascular tunic controls light entry into the eye?

a)

Lens

b)

Retina

c)

Iris

d)

Sclera

22.

The ciliary body changes the shape of the lens via:

a)

Iris

b)

Suspensory ligaments

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Vitreous humor

23.

The retina is located in which layer of the eye?

a)

Fibrous

b)

Vascular

c)

Nervous

d)

None of the above

24.

The retina contains which two photoreceptor cells?

a)

Discs and cups

b)

Rods and cones

c)

Melanocytes and pigments

d)

Layers and tunnels

25.

Rods are responsible for:

a)

Color vision

b)

Sharp vision

c)

Night vision

d)

Peripheral blood supply

26.

Cones are most active in:

a)

Complete darkness

b)

Dim light

c)

Bright light

d)

No light

27.

Which structure in the retina provides the sharpest vision?

a)

Blind spot

b)

Macula lutea

c)

Choroid

d)

Fovea centralis

28.

How many rods are in each eye (approx.)?

a)

1 million

b)

20 million

c)

50 million

d)

120 million

29.

The optic disc is also known as:

a)

Blind spot

b)

Macula

c)

Iris

d)

Lens

30.

The optic nerve carries signals to the:

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Occipital cortex

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Cerebellum

31.

Which structure focuses light on the retina?

a)

Iris

b)

Cornea

c)

Lens

d)

Macula

32.

The black circular opening in the center of the iris is the:

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Lens

d)

Retina

33.

When light enters the eye, the pupil:

a)

Contracts in darkness

b)

Dilates in bright light

c)

Stays the same

d)

Contracts in bright light

34.

During near vision, the lens becomes:

a)

Flat

b)

Thinner

c)

Inactive

d)

Thicker

35.

What is the term for lens shape adjustment?

a)

Accommodation

b)

Refraction

c)

Relaxation

d)

Visionization

36.

The space between the cornea and iris is called:

a)

Posterior cavity

b)

Retina

c)

Anterior chamber

d)

Pupil

37.

Aqueous humor is drained through the:

a)

Optic disc

b)

Canal of Schlemm

c)

Lens capsule

d)

Choroid

38.

Which humor fills the posterior cavity of the eye?

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Aqueous

c)

Vitreous

d)

Plasma

39.

Aqueous humor is produced by the:

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Choroid

d)

Ciliary body

40.

Function of vitreous humor is to:

a)

Provide nutrition

b)

Refract light

c)

Maintain eye shape

d)

Drain tears

41.

Light is first refracted by the:

a)

Lens

b)

Retina

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

42.

What structure does light hit last before reaching the retina?

a)

Cornea

b)

Aqueous humor

c)

Vitreous humor

d)

Lens

43.

The upside-down image formed on the retina is corrected by the:

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Brain

44.

To focus on near objects, ciliary muscles:

a)

Relax

b)

Contract

c)

Stay still

d)

Vibrate

45.

When viewing far objects, the lens becomes:

a)

Thicker

b)

Bent

c)

Loosely held

d)

Flattened

46.

What color cone cells are in the retina?

a)

Red, green, blue

b)

Blue, yellow, black

c)

White, gray, black

d)

Red, black, green

47.

The transparent front part of the eye is the:

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Lens

d)

Cornea

48.

Where are most cones located?

a)

Iris

b)

Fovea centralis

c)

Blind spot

d)

Sclera

49.

What does the brain do to the reversed image from the retina?

a)

Duplicates it

b)

Ignores it

c)

Interprets it upright

d)

Stores it

50.

Which part is the “blind spot” of the eye?

a)

Fovea

b)

Optic disc

c)

Iris

d)

Pupil