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1
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what is the eye

A

a sensory receptor that detects light

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2
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what structures in the eye focus light

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cornea and lens

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3
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what is the hole in the eye where light enters cold

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pupil

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4
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what is the retina

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the back of the eye where light is focused, has special receptor cells called rods and cones to detect light changes

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5
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what is the name of the nerve in the eye

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the optic nerve

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6
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what 2 things control the lens shape

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suspensory ligaments
ciliary muscles

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7
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what shape will the lens be to focus on a nearby object

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fat and round

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8
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what shape will the lens be to focus on far object

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thin

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what happens to the muscles and ligaments in the eye to make the lens fat and round

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ciliary muscles - contracted
suspensory ligaments - slack

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what happens to the muscles and ligaments in the eye to make the lens fat thin

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ciliary muscles - relaxed
suspensory ligaments - tight

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what do cones detect

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sensitive to bright lights and colours

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what do rods detect

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sensitive to low lights and respond to how dark or light something is

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13
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what are 4 eye problems

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cataracts
colour blindness
long sight
short sight

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what is a cataract

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occurs when the lens becomes cloudy so light cannot properly pass-through

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15
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what is a way to treat cataracts

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artificial lens

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16
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what is colour blindness

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occurs when some types of cone cells are not working

17
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why is colour blindness an inherited disease that is mostly in males

A

it is because it is passed on through the X chromosome

18
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what is long-sightedness

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when a person can’t see things close to them
this is because the lens cannot focus the light enough so the image forms behind the retina

19
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what is long-sightedness

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when a person can’t see things far away from them
this is because the lens focuses the light too much so the image forms in front of the retina

20
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what lens is used to fix long-sightedness

A

converging

21
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what lens is used to fix short-sightedness

A

diverging

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