Name | Description |
Ciliary muscles | The most sensitive part of the retina |
Choroids | Muscles that change the thickness of the lens |
Cornea | A black layer with lots of blood vessels |
Vitreous humour | Made of stiff jelly and can change shape to focus light |
Conjunctiva | Transparent protective layer at the front of the eye moistened by tears |
Retina | Clear part that lets light into the eye |
Aqueous humour | Contains light sensitive rod and cone cells |
Fovea | Transparent jelly that supports the back part of the eye |
Lens | Carries nerve impulses to the brain |
Iris | Opening in the iris through which light passes |
Suspensory ligaments | Tough, white protective layer |
Blind spot | Watery liquid filling the front part of the eye |
Pupil | Fibres supporting the lens |
Optic nerve | Controls the amount of light entering the eye |
Sclera | Part of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; there are no light sensitive cells here |
