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Question 1

eye focuses images correctly on
the retina

Answer 1

Emmetropia

Question 2

Distant objects appear blurry
▪ Light from those objects fails to reach the retina and
are focused in front of it
▪ Results from an eyeball that is too long

Answer 2

Myopia (nearsightedness)

Question 3

Near objects are blurry, whereas distant objects are
clear
▪ Distant objects are focused behind the retina
▪ Results from an eyeball that is too short or from a “lazy
lens”

Answer 3

Hyperopia (farsightedness)

Question 4

Images are blurry
▪ Results from light focusing as lines, not points, on the
retina because of unequal curvatures of the cornea or
lens

Answer 4

Astigmatism

Question 5

Convergence: reflexive movement of the eyes medially
when we focus on a close object
▪ Photopupillary reflex: bright light causes pupils to
constrict

Answer 5

Eye reflexes

Question 6

Ear houses two senses

Answer 6

1.Hearing
2. Equilibrium (balance)

Question 7

The ear is divided into three areas

Answer 7

1. External (outer) ear
2. Middle ear
3. Internal (inner) ear