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The document summarizes the key structures of the eye and how vision works. It describes how light enters through the cornea and pupil, and is focused by the lens onto the retina. The retina contains rod and cone cells that are sensitive to light and color. Rods detect dim light and motion, while cones detect color and require more light. The optic nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain's visual cortex for interpretation. Causes of color blindness include genetic conditions where cone cells are missing or function differently, resulting in red-green color blindness, or acquired conditions later in life from brain injuries.

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Human Eye Worksheet PDF

The document summarizes the key structures of the eye and how vision works. It describes how light enters through the cornea and pupil, and is focused by the lens onto the retina. The retina contains rod and cone cells that are sensitive to light and color. Rods detect dim light and motion, while cones detect color and require more light. The optic nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain's visual cortex for interpretation. Causes of color blindness include genetic conditions where cone cells are missing or function differently, resulting in red-green color blindness, or acquired conditions later in life from brain injuries.

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Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

Eye Structure and Seeing Light—Notes Outline


Light __________ your eye through a __________ portion of the __________ (the tough, white,
outer covering of the eye), called the __________. The cornea is __________, so it slightly
__________ the light as it goes through. Light then passes through the ____________________
(a clear fluid used for __________ of the eye)
and then through the __________.

The pupil is simply a _______________ in the


__________. The iris is a ______________ that
controls how __________ the pupil is. It is the
__________ part of the eye. In low light, the iris
__________ and the pupil gets __________; in
bright light, the iris __________ and the pupil
gets _____________________.

Directly behind the iris is the __________. This is the structure that can change __________ in
order to __________ light so that we can see __________. Its shape is __________, meaning it
curves __________ on both sides. The __________ muscles above and below the lens control
the __________ of the lens.

Behind the lens is a clear gel called


the ________________________.
Light goes through this, then strikes
the __________. This is the
__________ on the inside of the
__________ of the eye containing
_____ types of cells sensitive to
__________: ________ and
________. Rods sense __________
and __________ and can work in
_____ light. Cones sense __________, and must have a certain amount of light to work.

Understanding the Structure of the Eye Lesson—Eye Structure and Seeing Light-Notes Outline 1
Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

__________ kinds of cones: One senses __________ wavelengths of light, in the __________
range, and are called L-cones. The second type sense the __________ wavelengths of light,
mainly in the __________ range, and are called __________. The third kind __________, and
sense the shorter wavelengths of light, mostly in the __________ range.

The rods and cones send messages through the ________________, which carries the
information to the __________. The sight center of your brain is located in the ___________,
basically _______________________. This is why a blow to the back of your head can result in
blindness or other vision problems.

Causes of Color Blindness


1. _____________: You are born with these types. Sometimes a type of cone is __________, or
the __________, that a cone recognizes is different than normal. L-cone and M-cone
problems result in __________ color blindness (the __________ common type).

2. _____________: These types occur after birth. For example, accidents involving the
____________________ of the brain, or Parkinson’s Disease can cause __________
problems.

Source of images: National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health


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Understanding the Structure of the Eye Lesson—Eye Structure and Seeing Light-Notes Outline 2

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