Eyeball

Question 1

What is the eye?

Answer 1

Round ball composed of three layers and filled with fluid

Question 2

What are the three layers of the eye?

Answer 2

Sclera
Choroid
Retina

Question 3

What is the cornea?

Answer 3

It’s the clear portion of the sclera. It’s nourished by the fluid of the anterior chamber.

Question 4

What is the canal of schlemm?

Answer 4

Small canal where the fluid used for nourishing the cornea, drains back into the circulatory system.

Question 5

What is the pupil and Iris?

Answer 5

The iris is a circular muscle that creates the opening for the pupil. The pupil is where light enters the eye.

Question 6

What is the lens and its purpose?

Answer 6

The lens is a transparent disc located behind the pupil/iris. It bends the light rays to focus on the retina.

Question 7

Explain the process of how we see

Answer 7

Light rays enter the eye through the pupil and are bent by the lens. This light then travels to the visual center in the brain through the optic nerve. The brain then translates the light to a visual image.

Question 8

11 parts that make up the eye

Answer 8

Posterior and anterior chamber, sclera, choroid, and retina, optic nerve, canal of schlemm, cornea, pupil, iris, lens