Anatomy Questions
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The jelly-like substance found in the largest chamber of the eye is called ______.vitreous humoraqueous humorsynovial humorciliary humor
What causes the iris to appear colored?ElastinHemoglobinCollagenMelanin
What are the suspensory ligaments?These ligaments anchor the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity.These ligaments adjust the size of the pupil.These ligaments form the trochlea around which the superior oblique muscles are found.These ligaments connect the lens to the ciliary processes and assist in focusing light.
Which makes up the inner group of the ciliary body?Ciliary ringCiliary process
Where would you find rods and cones?In the pigmented epithelium of the retinaIn the choroid layer of the eyeIn the neural layer of the retinaBetween the taste cells of the papillae
The ciliary body is continuous with the choroid and consists of the ______.pupilvitreous fluidciliary ringmaculaciliary processes
Identify the outermost layer of the wall of the eyeball.Nervous tunicVascular tunicFibrous tunic
Name the small yellow spot found near the center of the posterior retina.Optic diskIrisMaculaPupil
In glaucoma, circulation of aqueous humor is______.enhancedinhibited
The fovea centralis is found in the center of a yellow spot on the retina called the ______ lutea.
The posterior, outer layer of the eyeball that is white is called the ______.irisuveacorneasclera
The avascular, transparent structure that refracts light as it enters the eye is the_________.
The structures that connect the lens to the ciliary body are called_________ligaments.
When the sphincter pupillae muscle contracts, the size of the pupil ______.decreasesincreases
An inflammation of the thin, transparent mucous membrane covering the inner eyelid and the sclera is called pinkeye or ________.
The neural layer of the retina contains photoreceptor cells called_______and_______.
The middle tunic of the eye is ______.not vascularvery vascular
The ciliary muscles, sphincter pupillae, and dilator pupillae are muscles found ______ the eyeball.outsidewithin
Which structure controls the size of the pupil?ChoroidIrisCorneaLens
The melanin-containing portion of the vascular tunic associated with the sclera of the eye is called the_________.