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Question 1

accomodation

Answer 1

normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near. The ciliary body adjusts the lens and the pupil constricts.

Question 2

anterior chamber

Answer 2

area behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris contains aqueous humor.

Question 3

aqueous humor

Answer 3

fluid produced by the ciliary body and found in the anterior chamber. A humor is any body fluid, eg blood and lymph.

Question 4

biconvex

Answer 4

consisting of two surfaces that are rounded and elevated and curved evenly like part of a sphere. The lens of the eye is a biconvex body.

Question 5

choroid

Answer 5

middle vascular layer of the eye between retina and sclera

Question 6

ciliary body

Answer 6

structure surrounding the lens that connects choroid to the iris

Question 7

cone

Answer 7

photoreceptor cell in the retina that transforms light energy into a nerve impulse. Responsible for color and central vision

Question 8

conjunctiva

Answer 8

delicate membrane lining the undersurface of the eyelid and covering anterior eyeball

Question 9

cornea

Answer 9

fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball