Eye and Hormones

Question 1

Accommodation

Answer 1

The automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances. Changed by the lens

Question 2

Astigmatism

Answer 2

eye is unevenly curved. Cornea/lens is irregularly shaped

Question 3

Blind Spot

Answer 3

place on the retina where the optic nerve is and there are no rods or cones.

Question 4

Cone

Answer 4

Photo receptor that sees COLOR. located in the middle portion of the retina. bright light and sharp

Question 5

Rods

Answer 5

see Black and White, peripheral vision. dim light

Question 6

Cornea

Answer 6

transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior.

Question 7

depth perception

Answer 7

ability to judge the relative distances between objects in 3 dimensions.
With one eye, the field of vision appears to be 2D.

Question 8

Hyperopia

Answer 8

Far sighted. Cannot see things at a close distance. Eye is too short for their lens.

Question 9

Myopia

Answer 9

near sighted. can only see things closely. Eye is too long for their lens

Question 10

What type of glasses do myopic people wear?

Answer 10

glasses that expand the image and make light bend slowly.

Question 11

Function of hyperoptic glasses?

Answer 11

bend the light quickly

Question 12

What part of the eye acts as a screen?

Answer 12

retina

Question 13

3 types of cones

Answer 13

red, blue, green

Question 14

what happens if any of the cones malfunction?

Answer 14

color blindness

Question 15

Peripheral Vision

Answer 15

ability to see things outside direct line of vision