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CCMA: Lesson 9: The Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears > Chapter 3: Structures of the Eyes > Flashcards

Chapter 3: Structures of the Eyes Flashcards

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The human eyeball sits in a protective, bony cavity called?

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The orbit.

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What does the eyelids and eyelashes protect?

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The eye tissues.

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Why does the blinking spreads a film of tears over the eyeball’s exposure surface?

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To protect and lubricate the eye and sweep debris away.

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What is The Conjunctiva?

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A clear, thin mucous membrane that covers the inner surface of the eyelids and the back and sides of the eye’s outer surface.

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What does The Conjunctiva do?

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Keep the front surface of the eye moist and lubricated.

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Why does The Conjunctiva keep the inner surface of the eyelids moist and lubricated?

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So they open and close easily without friction or causing eye irritation.

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What does the Conjunctiva protect the eye from?

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From dust, debris and infection-causing microorganism.

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What are the three layers that made up The Wall of the Eyelid?

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Sclera, Choroid and Retina.

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What is The Sclera?

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The tough outer tissue that protects the entire eyeball.

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The Sclera is also known as?

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The White of the eye.

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What is The Choroid?

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The middle layer of the eye that contains the blood vessels that nourish the eye.

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What is The Retina?

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The innermost layer of light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye.

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The Retina converts light into what?

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Into electrical impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain which interprets them as images.

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The front one-third of the eye is divided into what?

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Two chambers.

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What is the Anterior chamber?

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The front part of the eye between the cornea and the lens.

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What is the Posterior Chamber?

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Is between the iris and lens.

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17
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What fills most of the inside of the eye?

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Fluid.

18
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What are the chambers in front of the lens (anterior and posterior chambers) filled with?

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With a clear, watery fluid called aqueous humor.

19
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What does the large space behind the lens contain?

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A thick, gel-like fluid called vitreous humor.

20
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What are the two fluids that press against the inside of the eyeball and help it keep its shape?

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Aqueous humor and Vitreous humor.

21
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What is the Cornea?

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A transparent, dome-shaped membrane.

22
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Where is the Cornea located?

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At the center of the front of the eye.

23
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If the Cornea has no blood supply, from where does it obtains its nutrients?

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From tears and from fluid in the anterior chamber behind it.

24
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The cornea plays a key role in vision by helping what?

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Focus the light that comes into the eye on the retina.

25
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What happens if the image is not focused properly?

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The retina makes a blurry image.

26
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What screens out damaging ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun?

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The cornea.

27
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What protects the lens and retina from injury due to UV rays.

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The Cornea.

28
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What is the Iris?

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The colored part of the eye.

29
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What determines eye color?

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Pigmentation in the front layers.

30
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What does the eyes need to see properly?

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The correct amount of light.

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What is the primary job of the iris?

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To regulate how much light enters the eye.

32
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What controls how much light enters the eye?

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The muscles in the iris.

33
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During the day less light is needed and in darker conditions that does the eye do to see things clearly?

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The eye will try to let in more light to see.

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What is the Pupil?

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The black opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye.

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How does the muscles of the iris work?

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They either contract or enlarge the pupil depending on the level of light.

36
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What happens when bright light comes to the eye?

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The pupil will contract.

37
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What happens when there is no much light coming to the eye?

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The pupil will enlarge to let in more light.

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What are the Lens?

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The clear part of the eye behind the iris.

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what does the Lens do?

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Helps to focus light on the retina, which then relays nerve impulses to the brain.

40
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Why does the lens adjusts the eye’s focus?

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To allow us to see clear up close or far away.

41
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The ability of the lens to bend light rays so they focus on the retina is known as?

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Refraction.

42
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What does the Lens provides?

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A fine-tuning adjustment to the primary focusing structure of the eye, the cornea.

CCMA: Lesson 9: The Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears (17 decks)

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