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Anatomy of the Eye
parts of the eye/ear
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The eye's actual receptor layer | Retina |
| The outermost tunic made of tough connective tissue | Sclera |
| An area that may show degenerative changes with time | Macula Lutea |
| The part of the nervous system that detects stimulus | Sensory Receptor |
| Rod pigment | Rhodopsin |
| Carries visual impulses from the retinal rods and cones to the brain | Optic Nerve |
| The second tunic of the eyeball that is composed of a delicate network of connective tissue interlaced with many blood vessels | Choroid |
| An air space containing three small bones | Middle Ear |
| A thin membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers the visible portion of the white of the eye | Conjunctiva |
| A soft jelly-like substance that fills the entire space posterior to the lens | Vitreous Body |
| Flattened space that contains 3 small bones | Ossicles |
| A physician who specializes in treatment of the eye | Opthamologist |
| Widely distributed throughout the body | General Sense |
| A watery fluid that fills much of the eyeball anterior to the lens; helps maintain the cornea's slight forward curve | Aqueous Humor |
| The bending of light rays as they pass from one substance to another substance of different density | Refraction |