Ch. 1 Visual System Flashcards
The visual system takes in info from the environment in the form of ___ and analyzes/interprets it.
Light
Eye made up of 3 coats/tunics:
- Cornea and sclera - outer fibrous layer of CT
- Iris, CB, choroid (uvea) - middle vascular layer
- Retina - inner layer
Sclera -
Opaque white and covered by transparent conj
Cornea -
Transparent and allows lights rays to enter the globe and by refraction, helps bring these light rays into focus on the retina
Limbus -
Transition from cornea to sclera and conj
Iris -
Acts as diaphragm to regulate amount of light entering pupil
The 2 iris muscles are supplied by the ___ nervous system
Autonomic
CB is continuous w the ___ at its root
Iris
CB produces the components of the ___ and contains the muscle that controls the shape of the ___.
Aqueous humor; lens
Choroid is the posterior part of the ___ and is an anastomosing network of blood vessels w a dense capillary network
Uvea
___ changes light energy into signal that passes through the retina and exits the eye through the ___
Retina; optic nerve
___ is bounded in front by the cornea and posteriorly by the iris and the ant surcface fo the lens
Anterior chamber
___ lies behind the iris and surrounds the equator of the lens, separating it from the CB
Posterior chamber
Aqueous humor is produced by teh ___ and provides nourishment for the ___ and the ___
CB; cornea; lens
The vitreous humor contains gel like substance ___
Vitreous humor