Biology-B5-The Eye

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The eye is what type of organ?
a sense organ
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The eye contains what?
receptors
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Which are sensitive to what two things?
light intensity
light colour
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What are the nine main parts of the eye?
sclera
cornea
lens
suspensory ligaments
ciliary muscles
retina
optic nerve
pupil
iris
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The cornea is the _______ front which allows light to ______ the eye and _______ it?
transparent front of the eye which allows the light to enter the eye and focus it
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The iris is the _______part of the eye and controls the ____ of the ____?
coloured part of the eye and controls the size of the pupil
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The lens ______ and _____ light rays onto the ____ ( the _____ of the eye) and has the ability to _____ _____?
focuses and refracts light rays onto the retina (back of the eye) and has the ability to change shape
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The retina contains ______ _____ that detect light _____ and light _____ and send ______ _____?
contains light receptors that detect light intensity and colour and send electrical impulses
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The optic nerve carries the ______ _____ from the _____ to the _____?
electrical impulses from the retina to the brain
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The sclera is the white ____ ______ coating that _____ the eye?
tough outer coating that protects the eye
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The ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments work with the____ and change its ______ in order to focus on ______ or ______ objects?
work with the lens and change its shape in order to focus on near or distant objects
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The pupil is the ______ in the ______ of the _____ which allows ____ to pass through?
hole in the centre of the eye which allows light to pass through
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If there is low light intensity, what is this detected by?
receptors in the retina
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The receptors will then send what?
electrical impulses
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To where?
the brain
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This causes the pupils to _____?
dialate (get bigger)
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This ______ the amount of light the pupil is allowing to enter?
increases
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High light intensity is detected by?
receptors in the retina
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The retina will then send electrical impulses via the ?
optic nerve
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To the ?
brain
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The causes the pupils to?
contract (get smaller)
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This _____ the amount of light that the pupil allows to enter?
reduces
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This protects the eye from?
damage
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What type of action is this?
reflex action
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This is because it doesnt?
involve the conscious part of the brain
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GO ON ANKI FOR EYE DIAGRAM Q!
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The eye contains what?

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receptors

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Which are sensitive to what two things?

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Card 4

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What are the nine main parts of the eye?

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Card 5

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The cornea is the _______ front which allows light to ______ the eye and _______ it?

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