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Physics of the Eye Flashcards

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1
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What is the function of the cornea?

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Protect the eye and focus light onto retina via refraction. (most refraction is done here)

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What is the function of the iris?

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To control the amount of light that can enter the eye by changing the diameter of the pupil.

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What is the function of the pupil?

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To allow light to enter the eye.

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What is the function of the lens?

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To focus light onto the retina via refraction.

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What is the function of the ciliary muscles?

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To change the thickness of the lens to focus on objects of differing length from the lens.

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6
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What is the function of the retina?

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To form a real image when light rays from an object hit the photosensitive cells.

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What is the function of the optic nerve?

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To carry nerve impulses from the retina to the brain.

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What is the blind spot?

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The point where the optic nerve connects to the retina. There are no photosensitive cells, so no image will be formed.

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What is the function of the suspensory ligaments?

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To support and hold the eyeball in its place.

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What is the sclera?

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The protective outer layer of the eyeball containing collagen and elastic fibre.

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What is the vitreous humour?

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The clear gel that fills the space between the retina and the lens. It holds the shape of the eyeball.

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What is the aqueous humour?

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The clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the cornea. It maintains pressure and provides nutrition to eye tissue.

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13
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What humour is constantly refreshed?

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Aqueous humour.

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What humour is there from birth?

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Vitreous humour.

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What is the fovea?

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The small highly concentrated area of cones on the back of the eyeball.

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What is the fovea responsible for?

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Sharp central vision.

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What is the choroid?

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The layer that lies between the retina and the sclera.

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18
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What is the bulbar conjunctiva?

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The fine membrane that encases the eyeball.

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19
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When does refraction occur?

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When light moves between two mediums that each have a different density.

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When does light bend towards the normal?

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When moving from a lower to higher density, it also slows down.

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When does light slow down?

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When moving from a lower to higher density, it also bends towards the normal.

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When does light bend away from the normal?

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When moving from a higher to a lower density.

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When does light speed up?

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When moving from a higher to a lower density, it also bends away from the normal.

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24
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How much of the refraction occurs in the cornea?

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60%

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What is the refractive index when moving from A to B?

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refractive index = speed of light in A / speed of light in B

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What is a converging lens?

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A convex lens.

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27
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What is a diverging lens?

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A concave lens.

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What do the rays do when a converging lens is used?

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Converge on focal point.

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What do the rays do when a diverging lens is used?

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Diverge from the focal point?

30
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What is myopia?

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Short sighted-ness. The image is focused before the retina.

31
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What is hypermetropia?

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Long sighted-ness. The image is focuses beyond the retina.

32
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What is the focal length?

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The distance between the centre of the lens and the focal point.

33
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What lenses are used to correct myopia? How?

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Diverging lenses. Spreads light out which pushes focal point back.

34
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What lenses are used to correct hypermetropia? How?

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Converging lenses. Bends light inwards which brings focal point forward.

35
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What is the lens power equation?

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P = 1/f

36
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What sign is used for the power of a diverging lens?

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-

37
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What sign is used for the power of a converging lens?

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+

38
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What is the unit for power?

A

Diopters (D)

39
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In what case is a real image formed using a converging lens?

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If the object is further away than the principal focus.

40
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In what case is a virtual image formed by a converging lens?

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If the object is closer than the principal focus.

41
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What lens always forms virtual images?

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Diverging lens.

42
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What image is larger than the object?

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Virtual.

43
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What image is smaller than the object?

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Real.

44
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What is the lens formula?

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1/f = 1/u + 1/v

f = focal length
u = object distance
v = image distance
45
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What is the magnification produced by a lens?

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m = v/u

m = magnification
v = image distance
u = object distance
46
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What are the two types of photoreceptors in the retina?

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Rod and Cones.

47
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What are the rods responsible for?

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Vision at low light levels. (Scoptic vision)

48
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What are the cones responsible for?

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Vision at high light levels (Photopic vision) and all high resolution vision.

49
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Which photoreceptors are responsible for colour vision?

A

Cones.

50
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What are the three types of cone and what are they responsible for?

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Short wavelength (S-cone) - blue light
Medium wavelength (M-cone) - green light
Long wavelength (L-cone) - red light
51
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What is the light level at which both rods and cones are being used?

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Mesopic.

52
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Which photoreceptors are most sensitive?

A

Rods.

53
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Which photoreceptors detect the most detail?

A

Cones.

54
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How many rods are in the retina?

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120 million

55
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How many cones are in the retina?

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6-7 million

56
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Where are cones most concentrated?

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The central fovea (0.3mm)

57
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What colour cones are most concentrated in the central fovea?

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Red and green.

58
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What cones are the most sensitive?

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Blue cones.

59
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Where are blue cones mostly found?

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Outside the fovea.

60
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Which of the three cones are the least in numbers in the retina?

A

Blue.

61
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What is colour blindness?

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When one or more coloured cones are missing from the retina.

62
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What is protanopia?

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No red cones.

63
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What is deuteranopia?

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No green cones.

64
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What is tritanopia?

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No blue cones.

65
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What is monochromacy?

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Missing two types of cones.

66
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What is achromatopsia?

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All colour cones missing or defective.

67
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Where are rods more predominant?

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In the peripheral vision.

68
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What sensitive photopigment is used in the rods?

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Rhodopsin.

69
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What is spatial resolution?

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The eye’s ability to see detail. It is dependant on the spacing of rods and cones in the retina.

70
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What is the persistence of vision?

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Flicker fusion. When a cone detects light, the signal takes 50-80 milliseconds and when a rod detects light the signal takes 300 milliseconds.

71
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What is astigmatism?

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A condition where the cornea curvature is large or irregular. The image on the retina is unevenly focused.

72
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What lens is used to correct astigmatism?

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Cylindrical lens.

AQA A2 Physics Unit 5B - Medical (5 decks)

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