Special Senses Eye Flashcards
What is the deepest tunic of the eye?
Retina
What is the superficial most tunic of the eye?
Sclera
What is the middle tunic of the eye?
Choroid
Which tunic of the eye contains a blood supply?
Choroid
Name the 2 smooth muscle structures of the choroid tunic.
Iris
Ciliary body
Which tunic of the eye contains photoreceptors?
Retina
What is another name for the optic disk?
Blind spot
Which photoreceptors allow you to see colors?
Cones
Which photoreceptors allow you to see shades of grey?
Rods
Which type of humor is located in the anterior eye?
Aqueous
Which type of humor is located in the posterior eye?
Vitreous
What biconvex structure divides the eye into anterior and posterior segments?
Lens
What is the name of the crystal clear modification of the sclera?
Cornea
What structure of the eye controls the size of the pupil?
Iris
Which tunic of the eye is considered the “whites of the eye”?
Sclera
Which tunic of the eye contains the fovea centralis, an area with only cones?
Retina
Which tunic of the eye contains ciliary bodies?
Choroid
What holds the lens in place?
Suspensory ligaments
Glaucoma is a build up of which eye fluid?
Aqueous humor
Cataracts is a build up of proteins in which structure of the eye?
Lens
