Eyes Flashcards

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1
Q

Your eyes can be compared to what?

A

Camera

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2
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What part of the eye can be called the film?

A

Retina

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3
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Which part of the eye contains nerves known as photo-receptors?

A

Retina

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4
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Where are the photo-receptors located?

A

In the Cones and Rods

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5
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How many rods are there?

A

100 million

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6
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What part of the eye is used for seeing black and white, works in low levels of light, and relates to our night vision?

A

Rods

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7
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What part of the eye uses more light than rods and is used to see color?

A

Cones

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8
Q

What colors do the cones control?

A

Blue, green, and red

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9
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What do you call a small depression in the retina of the eye that also serves as the center of your field of vision?

A

Fovea

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10
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How many cones are located in the eye?

A

6 Million

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11
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What do you call the tissue of the eye that gives the eye its color?

A

Iris

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12
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What helps control how much light comes in and out of the eye?

A

Iris

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13
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What do you call the area where you have no rods or cones?

A

Blind Spot

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14
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What focuses light on the retina and provides sharp/clear vision?

A

Cornea

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15
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What structure covers the iris and pupil?

A

Cornea

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16
Q

What is the clear transparent structure behind the pupil?

A

Lens

17
Q

Small muscles allow this to change shape allowing the eyes to focus on things near and far?

A

Lens

18
Q

What do you call the small adjustable opening at the center of the eye that regulates the amount of light entering the eye?

A

Pupil