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Human Eye Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The clear dome shaped tissue covering the front of the eye? | Cornea |
| The colored part of the eye, it controls amount of light that enters the eye by changing the size of the pupil | Iris |
| A Crystaline structure located just behind the Iris, it focuses light onto the retina | Lens |
| The nerve that transmits electrical impulses from the retina to the brain | Optic nerve |
| The opening in the center of the iris, it changes size as the amount of light change. | Pupil |
| Sensory tissue that lines the back of the eye. It contains millions of photoreceptors (rods & cones) that convert light rays into electrical impulses that are related to the brain via the optic nerve | Retina |
| A thick transparent liquid that fills the center of the eye. It is mostly water and gives the audit form and shape it is also called the vitreous humor | Vitreous |
| Cone cells are they color vision or black-and-white | Color |
| Rod cells are they for color vision or black-and-white | Black and white |