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The Visual System

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orbit   Protection for the eyeball. Frontal and maxillary bones are major components.  
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eyebrow   Protect eyes from dust. Oil glands on hair continuously produce and trap dust.  
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eyelid, eyelashes   Protect Eye from dust. Blinking keeps front of eye clean and moist. Ex. You blink more in a smoky/dusty environment.  
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conjuctive   Thin transparent membrane that secretes clear mucous. On Back of eyelid and anterior surface of eyeball  
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conjunctivitis   bacterial infection of conjunctiva. "Pink eye" - blood vessels of sclera dialate to kill bacteria, eye looks pink  
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lacrimal gland   -produces tears -upper lateral portion of orbit -Controlled by facial nerve (7th cranial)  
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nasolacrimal duct   -collects tears -between eye and lateral wall of nasal cavity  
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extrinsic muscles of the eye   voluntary movement of the eyeball  
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How many (main) layers does the eyeball have?   3 - Outer, Middle(vascular), and inner  
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What is in the outermost layer of the eyeball?   sclera and cornea  
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sclera   OUTER LAYER -white part of eye -tough outermost cover = fibrous -protects inner structures of eye -contains blood vessels  
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cornea   OUTER LAYER -multilayered -transparent -normally no blood vessels but if you scratch it they will grow in and never leave  
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choroid   MIDDLE LAYER -blood vessels supplying interior eyeball  
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ciliary body   MIDDLE LAYER - moves and changes shape of lens - has smooth muscle  
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iris   MIDLE LAYER - color portion - changes size of pupil to protect retina from strong light  
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How Many layers does the retina have?   10 Major  
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pigmented layer ... where?   INNER EYE -of the retina  
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nervous layer ... where and how many   INNER EYE -of the retina -9 layers  
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rods and cones - function   where the impulse is initially detected  
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bipolar cells - L and F   L - Nervous layer of retina. F - carry impulse along from rods and cones to ganglionic cells  
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ganglionic cells - L and F   L - nervous layer of retina. F - receive impulse from bipolar cells. Axons form optic nerve.  
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fovea centralis   -area of sharpest vision on the retina. -where your eye tries to focus light  
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optic disc   -where the optic nerve attaches to the eyeball. -blind spot of the eye -does not have all layers of the retina  
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What are the cavities of the interior eyeball?   Anterior and posterior cavities  
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What separates the anterior and posterior cavities of the eyeball   The lens  
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Which cavity (anterior or posterior) is further divided into anterior and posterior chambers?   Anterior  
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What divides the 2 chambers of the anterior eyeball?   the Iris  
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What substance is contained in the anterior cavity of the eyeball?   aqueous humor  
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aqueous humor   -in anterior cavity of eyeball - "watery" - ciliary body produces  
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glaucoma   excess aqueous humor forces cornea forward causing an increase in pressure  
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Another name for the posterior cavity of the eyeball   vitreous chamber  
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vitreous humor   -In posterior cavity of the eyeball -gelatin like -will always have the same amount as when you were born - not produced anymore  
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Composition of the lens   Elastic CT, contains some protein  
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Function of the lens   changes shape to focus an image  
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cataracts   excess protein in the lens... pupil must get larger to compensate. Clouding occurs  
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Action of pupil when you look at something close   moves anterior, becomes thicker  
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Action of pupil when you look at something far   move posterior, becomes thin  
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Visual pathway   light hits rods and cones and is converted to an electrical impulse in the retina and is transmitted to the occipital lobe of the brain  
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cones (b/w or color?)   Color... Cones = Color  
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rods (b/w or color?)   black and white -also, dim light  
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