Parts of the eye

Cards (15)

  • cornea focuses light on retina
  • Iris controls size of pupil
  • Pupil controls amount of light that enters
  • Aqueous humour maintains shape of eyeball and focuses light inwards
  • Vitreous humour maintains shape of eyeball and focuses light on retina
  • Conjunctiva protects front part of sclera
  • Blind spot is not sensitive to light
  • Yellow spot is very sensitive to light
  • Optic nerve carry nerve impulses to brain
  • Retina detects light and produce nerve impulses
  • Choroid supplies oxygen
  • Sclera protects eye
  • Lens focuses light on retina
  • Ciliary muscles controls thickness of lens
  • Suspensory Ligament holds the lens