Descriptions

Question 1

Conjunctiva

Answer 1

Thin membrane
Lining the inside of the eyelids and covering the sclera
Near the front of the eye

Question 2

Sclera

Answer 2

Tough “white” outer layer than encloses the eye
Except at the front

Question 3

Cornea

Answer 3

Transparent front part of the eye
Continuous with the sclera

Question 4

Iris

Answer 4

The coloured part of the eye
It contains circular and radial muscles

Question 5

Pupil

Answer 5

A gap within the iris
It appears as black

Question 6

Aqueous humour

Answer 6

Transparent watery fluid
Filling the front part of the eye

Question 7

Lens

Answer 7

Transparent and elastic ovoid structure
Held in place behind the cornea.

Question 8

Ciliary body

Answer 8

Structure which supports the lens and contains circular muscle

Question 9

Suspension ligaments

Answer 9

Strong ligaments which connect the ciliary body to the lens

Question 10

Vitreous humour

Answer 10

Transparent, jelly like material
Filling the rear part of the eyeball

Question 11

Retina

Answer 11

Inner layer of the wall of the eyeball
Containing the light-sensitive cells

Question 12

Fovea

Answer 12

The region at the back of the retina that is rich in CONES.

Question 13

Choroid

Answer 13

A layer of pigmented cells at the back of the eyeball behind the retina.

Question 14

Optic nerve

Answer 14

A bundle of SENSORY nerve fibres which leave from the back of the eye.

Question 15

Blind spot

Answer 15

Region where the optic nerve leaves the inside of the eyeball and so contains no light-sensitive cells.