Unit 2 Flashcards
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what are the 2 types of eyes
camera and compound
the most successful animals have _________ eyes
complex
vertebrae animals have _______ type of eyes
camera
insects have _______ type of eyes
compund
compound eyes have clusters of cell groups called __________
ommatidium
each _________ has its own lens and ______________
ommatidium
photoreceptors
what is the dominant photopigment across species
rhodopsin
the earliest eyes were probably something called
eyespots
what is the white of our eye called, and where it is located
sclera
all the way to the back of the eye
what is the choroid in the eye
provides blood supply
the fibrous layer of the eye is
a. thin and durable
b. thick and durable
b. thick and durable
the fibrous layer of the eye is the ______ layer
a. innermost
b. middle
c. outermost
c. outermost
the posterior segment inside the eye contains a fluid called
vitreous humor
extrinsic muscles in the eye are _________ controlled
a. somatically
b. autonomically
a. somatically
what are the two muscles in the iris
radial and circular
when the circular muscles contract in the iris, the pupil ________
constricts
when the radial muscles contract in the iris, the pupil
dilates
the pupil constricts when in ______ light
bright
the pupil dilates when in ______ light
dim
the pupil movement is _________ controlled
a. somatically
b. autonomically
b. autonomically
the lens precisely changes shape to focus light on the _______
retina
what are lenses made of
crystallins
- some of the most stable proteins in the body
Do lenses have blood supply?
No- avascular
what do suspensory ligaments in the eye do
controls the curvature of the lens