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Eye See you!. On the back of your EYE worksheet…. copy the definitions for each term and write the information on the lines provided for you. Copy the labels off of my paper on the document camera AFTER definitions are done Color code your eye picture. Retina.
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On the back of your EYE worksheet… • copy the definitions for each term and write the information on the lines provided for you. • Copy the labels off of my paper on the document camera AFTER definitions are done • Color code your eye picture
Retina • contains photosensitive elements (called rods and cones); acts as a screen where the image is INVERTED (upside down)
Sclera • a tough white tissue around the outside of the eye-ball.This is the "white of the eye".
Aqueous humor • jelly-like substance located in the front of the eye.
Optic nerve • A bundle of one million fibers that transmit information from the rod and cone cells of the retina to the brain.
Cornea • Refracts (or bends) the light; clear structure at the front of the eye.
Pupil • Tiny opening in the middle of the eye that leads to the retina. It is “clear” but appears to be “black.”
Lens • Made up of tissue layers and is used for focusing the image onto the retina.
Vitreous Humor • Jelly like substance located in the mid-part of eye • Has protein to nourish the eye • Gives the eye its shape
Choroid coat (“choroids”) • Located behind the retina • Absorbs unused radiation
Iris • The color part of the eye that can contract or expand depending on how much light is entering the eye.
Suspensory Ligaments • Connects the ciliary muscle to the lens
Ciliary Muscles aka ciliary body • a ring-shaped muscle attached to the iris • It contracts and relaxes which changes the shape of the lens.
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